The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that the army carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq on Saturday evening, destroying 15 targets belonging to Kurdish militants, adding that several militants were "neutralized." In a statement on the platform "X," the ministry mentioned that the targets struck during the airstrikes included caves, shelters, and storage facilities believed to be used by the militants. The strikes targeted the Hakurk area in northern Iraq. Turkey typically uses the term "neutralized" to refer to killings.