лучше поздно, чем никогда?
Turkey has killed more than 300 members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the aerial strikes launched against the organization since Aug. 17 following the PKK’s killing of dozens of soldiers in southeastern Turkey, intelligence reports said.
The country is preparing for a land operation following the Eid al-Fitr.
According to information from intelligence units, 320 PKK terrorists have been killed in the latest operations.
It is said that the goal of the Turkish military operations against the PKK is to capture the terrorist organization’s leaders. A special team of 60 members reportedly participates in the operations against PKK camps to capture senior PKK leaders.
Having its logistics centers destroyed, the PKK is unlikely to spend the winter around Mount Kandil. Intelligence reports warn that the PKK may carry out some sensational attacks in order to eliminate pressure on them, which has prompted Turkish security units to tighten security measures at home.
Отличные новости, кто бы спорил.
И даже с паршивой овцы что-то полезное получается:
It is said that Iranian military operations against camps of the terrorist organizations around Mount Kandil since July 16 have also played a role in the PKK’s big loss in clashed with the Turkish military operations as the terrorist organization is being increasingly cornered.
Остаётся один вопрос: а какого хрена это не делалось раньше? Генералы, получив в прошлом году от меджлиса годичное разрешение на проведение операций в Северном Ираке, увлеклись количественным ростом и политикой... и вспомнили о разрешении только сейчас, после того, как погибло 50 солдат, а срок разрешения вот-вот истечёт:
The government also plans to submit to Parliament a renewal of a resolution that allows cross-border operations. The current mandate expires on Oct.12.