![A Turkish soldier at a military base near the Turkey-Iraq border on 20 January 2019 [Özkan Bilgin / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20190124_2_34574570_41031371.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in an ongoing anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports.
Infantry Specialist Sergeant Omer Yildirim and Infantry Specialist Corporal Mehmet Ali Cap were fatally wounded on Saturday during Türkiye’s counterterrorism Operation Claw-Lock, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry offered condolences to the families of the soldiers and the Turkish nation.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also hailed the soldiers for their services to the country in a condolence message to their families.
Official: PKK occupies Iraq areas, impedes development projects
Unless otherwise stated in the article above, this work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. If the image(s) bear our credit, this license also applies to them. What does that mean? For other permissions, please contact us.
Spotted an error on this page? Let us know
Latest news
See all
