Turkish airstrikes kill 5 PKK terrorists in Hakkari province

Five PKK terrorists have been killed after Turkish military carried out airstrikes in southeastern Hakkari province.

The airstrikes have destroyed ammunition and fuel depots and killing five terrorists, the army said on Monday.

The air strikes in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Sunday come amid a surge of attacks against the military by the PKK. On Saturday, the military said it had killed at least 55 terrorists in attacks on PKK camps in northern Iraq.

In the past 75 days, over 1200 terrorists have been killed by Turkish security forces according to reports.

Turkey has been hit by violence since a suicide bomb attack by a suspected ISIS supporter killed 32 activists in Suruç on July 20.

The Turkish government has intensified its counterterror operations following the recent attacks carried out by the PKK, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the EU and Turkey.

Formed in 1978, the terrorist group has been fighting the Turkish government for an independent state until the early 2000's. The group then shifted its goal to autonomy in predominately Kurdish inhabited regions of Turkey.

The PKK announced on July 11 that the cease-fire which was declared via a message from the PKK's imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan in 2013 has ended.

Turkish security forces have arrested hundreds of people with suspected links to ISIS, the PKK, and leftist groups, detaining over 1,300 people across the country..

The Turkish Air Force has been carrying airstrikes against the PKK in northern Iraq and the ISIS terrorists in northern Syria.