MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the source, F-16 fighters were used during the operation, Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency said citing a military source.
Tensions between Ankara and the Kurds escalated in July 2015 as fighting between the PKK, the Kurdish pro-independence organization considered to be terrorist by Ankara, and the Turkish army resumed. Ankara has imposed several round-the-clock curfews in Kurdish-populated towns, preventing civilians from fleeing the regions where the military operations are taking place.
According to Turkish officials, over 5,000 Kurdish fighters have been killed in the campaign since mid-December, a figure that pro-Kurdish officials contend includes hundreds of civilians.
