By Mehmet Tosun

ANKARA

Turkish jets destroyed 12 PKK terrorist targets in northern Iraq on Sunday, according to a security source.

The airstrikes took place in the Zap region at 08.50 - 09.40 pm local time destroying several terrorist shelters, bunkers and weapons dumps, the source who spoke anonymously due to security concerns said.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU. It resumed its decades-old armed campaign in July last year against the Turkish state.

More than 300 civilians and nearly 800 security personnel have since been martyred. Around 8,000 PKK terrorists have been killed or apprehended.