During the campaign to recover the missing Turkish soldiers in the cave since 2022, a gas display has been killed by a gas display.
Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after a methane gas inhaling during a campaign in North Iraq, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said.
“Our four of our four heroes affected by methane gas have died… the total number of victims has been raised to 5,” the ministry said in a post on Monday.
Accordingly, the incident took place on Sunday because soldiers searched the remains of a soldier killed by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
PKKe has labeled the Turkey, the European Union and the United States of the terrorist group. For many years, the battle has been announced for Kurdish autonomy.
Once the armed soldiers used as a hospital used as a hospital, nineteen soldiers had to face.
The condition of the remaining seven soldiers was not immediately clear. “I wish faster recovery for our heroes affected by methane
Gas, “Turkish Home Minister Ali Yerlikia wrote on X.
Soldiers performed sweep operations within a cave at a height of 852 meters (2,795 feet) in the Metina region, part of the current part of Turkey Operation paws-lock Targeting PKK positions in North Iraq.
Although the gas is not considered toxic, but the rising risk can lead to fatal in limited spaces. The ministry did not explain how the gas was collected in the cave.
Turkish President Receep Tayyip Erdogon expressed his “great grief” about the incident and expressed his condolences to the families.
Defense Minister Yasar Guller traveled to the area to monitor the investigation and attend the ceremony.
As part of the ongoing negotiation with the Turkish government, the news of the delegation of the Kurdish supporter Dem Party was visited by PKK founder Abdullah Oklan.
Over 1984, more than 40,000 people have died in many decades of conflict between Ankara and PKK.
