Turkish security forces have neutralized a total of 58 terrorists in domestic and cross-border counter-terrorism operations in the past 30 days, the National Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
“TURKEY IS FULFILLING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES”
Speaking at a weekly press conference, spokeswoman Nadide Sebnem Aktop said the Turkish Armed Forces continued its operations against terror groups including PKK, YPG — the PKK’s Syrian branch — and Daesh/ISIS, saying a total of 28 operations had been conducted.
Aktop declared Turkey’s support for a recent deal in Iraq on the northern region of Sinjar between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government. Ankara has been following developments closely after the agreement was inked on Oct. 9 to “restore public order and stability in Sinjar,” Aktop added.
On the conflict in Syria, Aktop said Turkey is fulfilling its responsibilities to prevent a new humanitarian tragedy in the war-torn country’s northwestern province of Idlib, while not tolerating any threat to its national security.
Pivoting to Azerbaijan, Aktop said that in accordance with a recent agreement between Turkey and Russia, work and coordination were ongoing for the activation of a joint center to uphold and monitor last month’s cease-fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia. She reiterated Turkey’s position with Baku in its dispute with Yerevan on the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a territory recognized as part of Azerbaijan.