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Clashes with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror group in the Kozluk district of Turkey’s Batman’s province martyred two soldiers on Friday.
One terrorist was killed during the clashes, and operations in the region are ongoing.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.
Turkish airstrikes neutralized at least two PKK terrorists Wednesday in northern Iraq, according to the military.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The terrorists were neutralized in the Zap region, the Turkish army added in the statement.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.Manbij roadmap 'moving forward slowly': Turkey's Akar15 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in Turkey, N. Iraq
Turkish jets neutralize 2 PKK terrorists in north Iraq
Turkey forces on Wednesday “neutralized” 15 PKK terrorists in the south of the country and northern Iraq, the military said.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The Turkish General Staff said six PKK terrorists were "neutralized" in an air-backed counterterrorism operation in a rural area in the southern Hatay province.Turkish forces catch two PKK terrorists aliveTurkish airstrikes also neutralized nine PKK terrorists in the Gara region, in northern Iraq, the army said in a separate tweet.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
15 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in Turkey, N. Iraq
The YPG/PKK terror group has shut down four schools in northeastern Syria, according to Syriac non-governmental organization on Wednesday.Sarah Bakir said that the YPG/PKK had closed four schools in Qamishli, Derik and Darbasiyah (Al-Malikiyah)."The self-proclaimed and unrecognized YPG government has authority over its legal grounds," Bakir said.Video: Syrian Christans protest PYD/PKK's closing down schoolsSyriacs in the region have faced confiscation of properties, killings, kidnappings, forced conscription and now the closure of schools."The people are fed up with tyrants and their proxies infringing on their human rights," Bakir added.In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Johny Messo, president of the World Council of Arameans (Syriacs), said the YPG/PKK terrorists demanded the closure of Syriac schools in the Derik and Darbasiyah regions of Syria.YPG/PKK terrorists release Daesh prisoners in exchange for moneyMesso said the demands included the incorporation of Kurdish language and textbooks in the school curriculum; YPG/PKK also expects the Syriacs to license their schools to exist.According to the report, the al-Assad regime controls about 59 percent of Syria, while the YPG/PKK terror group controls 27.7 percent of the country.The YPG / PKK is a Syrian branch of the PKK - recognized as a terrorist group by the US, EU, and Turkey.In Turkey, the PKK has claimed some 40,000 lives, including many women and children.
YPG/PKK terror group closes 4 Syriac schools in Syria