Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the progress made by his country in the defense industries sector, noting that they had raised the proportion of domestic manufacturing in defense industries from 20 to 80%, and that Turkey had become a country capable of manufacturing its own warplanes.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that his country has become one of the few countries that has the ability to manufacture its own warplanes.
Erdogan added in a speech during the graduation ceremony of a batch of officers at the Air Force Academy that they had increased the percentage of local manufacturing from 20 to 80% since they took power in the country 20 years ago.
Erdogan praised the progress achieved by the Turkish defense industries sector, saying: "Twenty years ago, the percentage of local manufacturing in our defense industries was only 20 percent. Today, this percentage has become 80 percent, and we have become a country that produces its own warplanes. Our defense industries are advancing day by day." .
Erdogan pointed out that Turkey has become a country capable of sharing its technological expertise in defense industries with its friends, and supporting it in its struggle to obtain its rights, noting that these capabilities have helped Turkey develop its diplomatic and humanitarian relations.
Iraq : I neutralized a large number of them an air operation by the Turkish army against PKK terrorists in Iraq
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that the army carried out an air operation on Thursday/Friday night on areas used by terrorists as bases in Qandil and Assus in northern Iraq. The operation resulted in the destruction of 16 cave mouths, 4 hideouts and two warehouses, in addition to the neutralization of a large number of terrorists.
The Turkish army carried out an air operation against the strongholds of "PKK/YPG" terrorists in the Qandil Mountains and the Assos region in northern Iraq.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense said in a statement issued by it that the operation took place at 00:30 Thursday/Friday night (21:30 GMT) on areas used by terrorists as bases in Qandil and Assos.
The air operation, according to the statement, comes in line with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which provides for the legitimate right to self-defense.
According to the statement, the aim of the operation is to neutralize PKK/YPG terrorists and other terrorist elements, eliminate the threat of terrorist attacks targeting the Turkish people and Turkish forces from northern Iraq, ensure border security and eliminate terrorism at its source.
The statement revealed that the operation dealt a strong blow against the organization in the region, and resulted in the destruction of 16 cave craters, 4 hideouts and two warehouses, as well as the neutralization of a large number of terrorists.
He stressed that the targets that were bombed were identified before the operation was carried out with extreme precision, while paying the utmost attention and concern for the safety of the lives and property of the civilian population and the protection of the historical, religious, cultural and environmental assets in the region.
The statement stressed that the Turkish army will continue its efforts with determination and determination to find and eliminate terrorist elements that threaten the security of Turkey and its people until the last terrorist is neutralized.
The PKK is a terrorist organization that is active in several countries in the region, including Syria, Iraq and Iran. Turkey is fighting it in response to attacks it launches against its citizens and forces.
Palestine : A young Palestinian was killed by occupation bullets and others were injured near Tubas
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of the young man, Abdul Rahim Ghannam, and the injury of 3 others, during the Israeli occupation forces’ storming of the town of Aqaba in the city of Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank.
On Friday, a young Palestinian man was martyred, and others were injured by Israeli occupation army bullets during their storming of the town of Aqaba in the city of Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported in a brief statement that “Citizen Abdel Rahim Fayez Ghannam (36 years old) was martyred by live bullets from the occupation forces in the head, in the town of Aqaba in Tubas.”
The Palestinian News and Information Agency "Wafa" said, "The occupation forces stormed the town of Aqaba this morning, and surrounded a house amid heavy live and metal bullets, stun grenades and tear gas."
She added, "Four young men were injured by occupation bullets, two of them with live bullets. One of them, Abdul Rahim Ghanem, was martyred, and the other two were killed by rubber-coated metal bullets."
The Anadolu Agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that an armed clash took place between Palestinian resistance fighters and the occupation forces, who tried to arrest one of them, while confrontations broke out with dozens of citizens who threw stones at the forces.
The witnesses added that the Israeli army arrested a number of citizens in the neighborhood, and demanded that they hand over a young man whom he described as wanted.
The West Bank has been witnessing escalating tension for months, with the continuation of Israeli incursions into Palestinian towns and villages, without the success of various mediations and diplomatic efforts in calming the situation on the ground.
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