Turkish Air Force attacked targets PKK terrorists near Avashin-Basyan in northern Iraq, reports on Monday, Anadolu agency reports citing the Turkish Armed Forces General Staff.

Operation carried out on the basis of operational intelligence analysis.

Destroyed objects five terrorists, including, shelter and firing positions PKK, said Trend.

The terrorist organization PKK committing armed attacks on state institutions and citizens of Turkey.

Despite the attempts of Turkey to find a solution to this situation, the terrorist organization PKK since last July renewed armed attacks.

Since that time, killing about 500 civilians and 800 members of the security forces. During the operations of the security forces killed or arrested more than eight thousand PKK terrorists.

The United States and the European Union have brought PKK in the list of terrorist organizations.