IEDs Trapped by PKK Terrorists with Weapons and Ammunition are Cleansed

The cleaning of hand-made explosives trapped with weapons and ammunition belonging to PKK terrorists continues in the Claw-Şimşek and Claçe-Yıldırım operations launched by our heroic Turkish Armed Forces in Metina and Avashin-Basyan regions in the north of Iraq. During the search and screening activities in the region;

• 1 remote controlled Doçka anti-aircraft gun
• 85 anti-aircraft ammunition
• 1 7.62 mm PKMS machine gun and 150 ammunition
• 3 AK-47 infantry rifles
• 1 RPG 7 Rocket Launcher and 7 ammunition
• 4 shipping cartridges
• 2 x 20 kg combined IED with alpha fire mechanism
• 7 IEDs connected to Alpha fire system
• 1 pressure relief IYP
• Un-trapped and newly released IED assemblies in rock cavity
• 5 mortar ammunition
• 6 pressure mechanisms were seized and destroyed by our METI teams.