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Turkish special forces have conducted a cross-border ground raid on suspected bases of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.
The Turkish military command has so far given no official comment on the results of the operation in Iraqi Kurdistan but it has been reported by Turkish media.
CNN Turk said the Turkish Air Force struck targets in northern Iraq prior to the ground operation.
According to the Hurriyet newspaper, the operation was carried out by two battalions of Turkish Special Forces Command, known as the Maroon Berets, who penetrated up to 5 km (3 miles) into Iraqi territory.
The troops returned to Turkey with support from the Turkish Air Force, the paper said.
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84 from complications related to pneumonia and underlying cardiac and vascular disease
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale struck western Turkey late last night
Bulgarian expatriates in Turkey express growing frustration with the political situation in Bulgaria, emphasizing a desire for stability and effective governance
Nearly 60% of public tenders for electrical and electronic equipment in Bulgaria over the past two years have been awarded to companies from China and Turkey
During a meeting with former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Turkey’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Mehmet Uyanık, GERB leader Boyko Borissov underlined the strategic importance of Bulgarian-Turkish relations
The European Union is increasingly concerned that a significant portion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) entering Bulgaria via Turkey may in fact originate from Russia
Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius warned that Russia could regain enough military strength to target a NATO member state before 2029
Romania has ordered the evacuation of the border village of Plauru after a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian port sparked a fire on a gas-carrying vessel nearby
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration on Nov. 17 that sets out a long-term framework for cooperation in the defense sector
Ukraine and Greece have finalized a landmark energy agreement, making Greece the first European Union country to actively participate in the U.S.-led effort to replace Russian gas
Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk has described the recent explosion on a key railway route between Warsaw and Lublin as “an unprecedented act of sabotage aimed at the security of the Polish state and its citizens.”
US President Donald Trump has called on House Republicans to support the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, dismissing the controversy as a “Democrat hoax” and accusing his political opponents
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