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Breaking News: Ali Yerlikaya announces: 71 caves of the terrorist organization destroyed in 10 provinces

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that 71 caves, bunkers, and shelters belonging to the PKK terrorist organization were destroyed during the Gürz-17 operations across 10 provinces.

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Gürz-17 operations were carried out against the PKK terrorist organization in 10 provinces.

As a result of the operations, 71 caves, bunkers, and shelters of the terrorist organization were destroyed.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported that within the scope of the operation,

1,303 anti-aircraft munitions,

360 hand grenades,

275 kg of explosives prepared for attacks,

141 mines,

80 RPG-7 munitions,

7,624 pieces of ammunition of various sizes and calibers,

2 RPG-7 rocket launchers,

112 rocket propellant motors,

1 PKM machine gun,

9 Kalashnikov infantry rifles,

1 Zagros sniper rifle, and

365 detonators were seized.

Yerlikaya continued as follows:

"As a result of the operations carried out in the rural areas of Şırnak-Center, Güçlükonak, Beytüşşebap, Uludere, Eruh, Pervari, Ömerli, Kızıltepe, Çatak, Hakkari-Center, Yüksekova, Şemdinli, Dörtyol, Belen, Lice, Ovacık, Hozat, Nazımiye, Karlıova, and Doğubayazıt, additionally;

22 IED ignition mechanisms,

3 solar panels,

4 camera trap batteries,

540 meters of fuse (to be used in IED construction),

780 meters of electrical cable,

110 kg of Ammonium Nitrate,

282 gas canisters,

4 pairs of binoculars,

1 weapon-mounted scope,

1 thermal weapon scope, and a large number of organizational documents were seized."