Media: Turkey is planning a major ground military operation in Iraq

Turkey's armed forces are planning a large-scale ground military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq, they write . Freedom.

"First of all, a large-scale ground operation will be conducted in the area where the " Panja - Kulf " operation was conducted. Before the operation, an agreement was reached with the Iraqi central administration and the Erbil family under the control of the Barzani family," noted Abdul Qadir Selvi, a newspaper commentator close to government circles.

According to the publication, Ankara expects to completely "close" all 378 kilometers of the border with Iraq to terrorists.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that the country plans to "completely resolve the issue of border security" with Iraq this summer. According to him, the Turkish side is also trying to create a security corridor in Syria at a depth of 30-40 kilometers.

The armed conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party began in Turkey in 1984 and resumed in 2015. At the moment , there are PKK bases in northern Iraq, and Ankara is conducting air and ground operations against them.