Erdogan Says End Near For Military Operation In North Iraq, Syria

On a visit to Iraq in April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad to rid itself of 'all forms of terrorism' (Credit: AFP)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end of his government's operations against Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq and Syria.

Turkey began its Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022, claiming it nneded to secure its border with northern Iraq, from where it accused Kurdish separatists of launching attacks on Turkish territory.