Turkish airstrikes destroyed 41 PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq's Asos region, the military said in a statement Tuesday.

According to the statement, the airstrikes were carried out with jets and unmanned aerial vehicles, which safely returned to their bases following the completion of the anti-terror operation.

The targets destroyed in the operation includes shelters, hideouts and tunnels used by the PKK in northern Iraq.

The Turkish military has been carrying out anti-terror operations against PKK positions in northern Iraq since July 2015, with main focus on Qandil region, where the terrorist group's main camp is located in.

Founded in 1978, the PKK has waged a decades-long bloody campaign against Turkey.

The group, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, resumed its armed campaign in July 2015 after a brief reconciliation period.

Since that time, it has been responsible for the deaths of some 1,200 security personnel and civilians, including women and children, while more than 4,000 security personnel and over 2,000 civilians have been injured.