Turkish Air Strikes Hit 13 Kurdish Militant Targets in Northern Iraq

A woman holds a flag of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) during a demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in central Brussels, Belgium, November 17, 2016. (Reuters)
A woman holds a flag of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) during a demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in central Brussels, Belgium, November 17, 2016. (Reuters)
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Turkish Air Strikes Hit 13 Kurdish Militant Targets in Northern Iraq

A woman holds a flag of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) during a demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in central Brussels, Belgium, November 17, 2016. (Reuters)
A woman holds a flag of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) during a demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in central Brussels, Belgium, November 17, 2016. (Reuters)

Türkiye’s military conducted air strikes in northern Iraq on Monday and destroyed 13 Kurdish militant targets, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, adding many militants had been "neutralized" in the attack.

In a statement on social messaging platform X, the ministry said the targets hit in the strikes included caves, shelters, and storage facilities where militants were believed to be. It said the strikes targeted the Hakurk, Gara, Qandil, and Metina regions of northern Iraq.

Türkiye typically uses the term "neutralized" to mean killed.



Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

 Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

 Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

A top leader of the Iran-backed-Houthi militias in Yemen said they will keep up their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip until Israeli “aggression stops, and the siege is lifted.”

“Our operations in support of Gaza will not cease, no matter the sacrifices,” said Mahdi al-Mashat in a statement Wednesday.

The Houthis are the last militant group in Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” that is capable of regularly attacking Israel.

They have been firing long-range missiles at Israel in the months since it resumed the war in Gaza, setting off air raid sirens but generally causing few casualties. They have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.