A Turkish soldier was martyred during Turkiye's newly launched cross-border operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said late Monday, APA reports.
The ministry said in a statement that First Lieutenant Omer Delibas was injured in the Operation Claw-Lock area due to a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) that was placed by terrorists.
He succumbed to his injures at a hospital despite all medical efforts, it added.