In a Sunday incursion, Turkish troops advanced 10 kilometers into northern Iraq, killing at least three PKK militants.
Over the past two days, PKK-initiated violence claimed 12 of the servicemen on the Turkish soil.
Twelve of the militants have also reportedly been killed in retaliatory confrontations with the military.
Sedat Laciner, the head of the International Strategic Research Organization, a Turkish think tank, says that Mossad agents and Israeli military’s retirees had been sighted providing training to PKK militants in the Iraqi Kurdistan.
Laciner said Tel Aviv does not have a positive perception of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party — led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“The PKK is a mere contractor for Israel to serve that purpose,” he was quoted by Turkey-based English-language newspaper Today’s Zaman.
The group launched its armed campaign against Ankara in 1984, as part of a quest to establish an independent Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey. More than 45,000 people have lost their lives ever since.
The militants have called off a unilateral ceasefire, resuming their anti-Ankara operations. PKK spokesman Ahmed Denis said Saturday that “we will take our operations to all Turkish cities.”
Erdogan, meanwhile, has vowed to continue to target PKK for its “cowardly” attacks.
“Our fight will continue until the terrorist organization has been annihilated,” he said.
Source: Press TV