Turkish officials said the operation was strictly aimed at the PKK and not against civilians. "As it's been said since the beginning, operations only target the PKK terrorist organisation and the people living in the northern part of Iraq and the local groups who don't make any enemy efforts are not the targets," the Turkish military said in a statement.
Turski zvaničnici su rekli da je operacija bila striktno usmerena na PKK, a ne na civile. „Kao što se pričalo od početka, na meti operacije je samo teroristička organizacija PKK, a ljudi koji žive u severnom delu Iraka i lokalne grupe koje ne vrše nikakva neprijateljska dejstva nisu mete“, saopštila je turska vojska.