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Türkiye has intensified its counterterrorism efforts with "Gurz" operations in 2024, targeting the PKK/YPG terrorist organization's rural winter structures and explosive caches.
Over 709 caves, shelters and depots have been destroyed, according to the Ministry of Interior Ali Yerlikaya.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that the Gurz operations, conducted with the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command’s Counterterrorism and Intelligence Departments, have successfully dismantled key PKK/YPG terrorist hideouts.
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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's statement on X
Operations were successfully conducted by Gendarmerie Special Operations units, Commando units, and advanced aerial assets such as drones and ATAK helicopters.
Yerlikaya stated, "We are determined to continue dismantling terrorist hideouts until the last terrorist is eliminated."
Footages from the operations targeting PKK/YPG terrorist organization's hideouts. (AA Video)
In addition to the destruction of shelters, significant quantities of explosives and weapons were confiscated, including:
Yerlikaya noted these materials were intended for bomb attacks and other terror activities. "The shelters prepared by the terrorist organization for logistical purposes and to carry out actions are being identified and destroyed one by one,” he added.
"We are destroying the terrorist hideouts one by one, and we will continue to do so. We have only one goal, and that is to fight with determination without stopping or hesitating until the last terrorist is eliminated," Yerlikaya concluded.
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