More than 80 PKK terrorists were killed, and a weapons depot was destroyed in counterterror operations carried out in northern Iraq's Asos region early this week, the Turkish military announced in a statement Wednesday.

Over 80 militants were killed, with dozens more injured in the airstrikes conducted on Monday November 27, while two vehicles, shelters and a hideout belonging to the terrorist group were also destroyed, the statement said.

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