2 PKK members killed in northern Iraq: Turkey’s Defense Ministry

"As a result of the coordinated work of the Turkish Armed Forces and the National Intelligence Agency, 2 PKK members identified in the Metina region of northern Iraq were neutralized in an air-backed operation," the ministry said in a statement.

The ongoing conflict between Turkey and PKK has resulted in nearly forty thousand deaths since 1984 when PKK waged an insurgency against Turkish State. (ILKHA)