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Turkey destroys 2 PKK-planted IEDs in northern Syria

by Anadolu Agency

ISTANBUL Mar 30, 2020 - 1:21 pm GMT+3
Two explosives planted by PKK, have been seized in an area falling inside Operation Peace Spring, Monday, March 30, 2020. (IHA)
Two explosives planted by PKK, have been seized in an area falling inside Operation Peace Spring, Monday, March 30, 2020. (IHA)
by Anadolu Agency Mar 30, 2020 1:21 pm

Turkish security forces destroyed two improvised explosive devices (IED) planted by PKK terrorists in northern Syria, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said Monday.

The explosives were seized in an area falling inside Operation Peace Spring, Turkey's cross-border anti-terror operation in Syria, the ministry said on Twitter.

The operation was launched last October to eliminate YPG/PKK terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates river to secure Turkey's borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees and ensure Syria's territorial integrity.

Ankara wants YPG/PKK terrorists to withdraw from the region so a safe zone can be created to pave the way for the safe return of some 2 million refugees.

Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border into northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terrorist corridor there: Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016, Operation Olive Branch in 2018 and Operation Peace Spring in 2019.

In its more than 40-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.

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