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Turkish military fails to explain deaths of 12 soldiers in Iraq cave operation - Nordic Monitor
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have not provided a detailed or convincing account of the July 6 incident in which 12 soldiers including two officers died after being exposed to toxic gas inside a cave in northern Iraq. Despite official statements from the Ministry of Defense dismissing claims of negligence, serious operational inconsistencies and unanswered questions have sparked criticism of the army’s preparedness and …
The soldier who participated in the operation told his classmate: Those who entered the cave could not get out, and AFAD teams were bleeding from their mouths and noses.
Turkey denies claims of negligence after 12 soldiers die from gas exposure in northern Iraq - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s defense ministry has denied allegations of negligence following the death of 12 Turkish soldiers due to gas exposure during a cave operation in northern Iraq, part of Ankara’s ongoing military campaign against Kurdish militants, the Anka news agency reported. The soldiers were killed during a search inside a cave in the Metina region between July 1 and 5 where they were reportedly exposed to a combination of methane and carbon monoxide …
Breaking news... The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) released a statement regarding the martyrdom of 12 soldiers. The Ministry denied the allegations,
The Ministry of National Defense released a statement regarding the methane gas disaster that killed 12 of our soldiers. The Ministry stated that the administrative investigation into the incident is ongoing and that all... Click for more
The Ministry of National Defense released a detailed statement regarding the 12 soldiers who were martyred after being exposed to methane gas in a cave on a hill with an altitude of 852 meters in the Operation Claw-Lock zone. The Ministry shared the step-by-step process of the incident and strongly responded to public allegations: “The sacred memory of our martyrs must be respected, and manipulative rhetoric is unacceptable.”
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