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Turkish security forces on Sunday neutralized six PKK terrorists in northern Iraq and southeastern Hakkari province the military said in a statement.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
The military said on its official Twitter account that the terrorists, who were preparing to attack Turkish bases, were neutralized in airstrikes in northern Iraq’s Avasin-Basyan region.
Separately, in Kavakli village of Hakkari province gendarmerie forces neutralized two PKK terrorists in airstrikes, the local governorate said in a 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 deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) on Sunday bombed positions belonging to terrorists of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian affiliate, the YPG, on the eastern shore of the Euphrates River in Syria.Artillery shells were fired at the YPG-occupied Zour Magyar to the west of northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab region and was aimed at preventing terrorist activities.The move comes two days after President Erdoğan issued what he said was a "final warning" to those who would endanger Turkey's borders, saying Ankara was determined to focus its attention on YPG terrorists east of the Euphrates.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 forces ‘neutralize’ 12 PKK terrorists in a weekTurkey neutralizes some 14,700 terrorists over three years
Turkish forces shell PKK terrorist positions east of Euphrates in Syria
Turkish security forces on Sunday neutralized four PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the military said in a statement. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The military said on its official Twitter account that the terrorists, who were preparing to attack Turkish bases, were neutralized via airstrikes in northern Iraq’s Hakurk region.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 deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.Turkish forces 'neutralize' 14 PKK terrorists in N. Iraq
Turkey neutralizes four PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
At least 14 PKK terrorists were “neutralized” in an air operation carried out in northern Iraq on Saturday, according to the Turkish 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, who were plotting attacks on Turkish bases, were “neutralized” in northern Iraq's Gara, Qandil mountain and Zap regions, the Turkish General Staff said in a 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 deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 12 PKK terrorists in a weekTurkey neutralizes some 14,700 terrorists over three years
Turkish forces 'neutralize' 14 PKK terrorists in N. Iraq