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Kurdish PKK declares end to truce after Turkey airstrikes: statement
Published in Albawaba on 25 - 07 - 2015

After Turkish planes hit targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in seven locations in northern Iraq and also pressed on with strikes against Islamic State of Iraq, The Kurdish PKK declares end to truce.
The militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Saturday its truce with Ankara had lost all meaning after an overnight attack by Turkish warplanes on its camps in northern Iraq.
"The truce has no meaning anymore after these intense air strikes by the occupant Turkish army," the PKK said in a statement on its website.
The office of the Turkish prime minister said Saturday, had announced today that Turkish planes are responsible on hitting locations belong to Kurdistan Workers Party, under hitting ISIS cover.
It listed seven locations in northern Iraq where the strikes had been carried out, including Mount Kandil where the PKK's military leadership is based.
In reaction to the statement by the PKK, Turkish Prime Minister declared that Turkey will launche new round of airstrikes on ISIS, PKK.
President Tayyip Erdogan opened peace talks with the Kurds in 2012, but they have since stalled and are beset by suspicion on both sides.


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