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At least 14 PKK terrorists were neutralized in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province and northern Iraq, said the provincial governor’s office and the military on Monday.
Turkish authorities use the word "neutralized" to signify the terrorists in question either surrendered, or were killed or captured.
In a statement, the governor's office said two terrorists were neutralized in Hakkari on July 7 at 1.30 p.m. local time (2230GMT).
One of the terrorists was neutralized in a drone strike carried out in a rural area of Hakkari.
During search and sweep operations in the region, gendarmerie and special forces neutralized another terrorist on the same day.
Later on Monday, six more terrorists were killed in a drone strike in the village of Uguracan in Hakkari's Semdinli district at around 3.30 p.m. local time (1230 GMT).
Counter-terror operations against PKK are ongoing in the region, added the statement.
Another statement by the Turkish General Staff said that their jets neutralized six more terrorists in rural Hakkari and the northern Iraqi region of Gara.
Airstrikes on PKK targets in northern Iraq have been carried out regularly since July 2015, when the PKK resumed its decades-long armed campaign.
Turkey has launched anti-terror operations in northern Iraq's Qandil region, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on June 11.
The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has taken some 40,000 lives in its more than 30-year terrorist campaign against Turkey.
Turkish airstrikes have "neutralized" eight PKK terrorists in northern Iraq and Turkey's southeastern Mardin province, the General Staff said Saturday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.On Twitter, the Turkish General Staff said fighter jets had conducted airstrikes between Friday and Saturday in northern Iraq’s Sinat-Haftanin regions as well as in Omerli district of southeastern Mardin province, Turkey, which is near the Syria and Iraq border.Turkish officials have recently suggested that Mt. Qandil region -- where the terrorist group has its headquarters -- may be the target of a future operation.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.Turkey neutralizes over 4,500 terrorists in Afrin: ArmyTurkey arrests wanted PKK terrorist deported by NorwayFour PKK terrorists neutralized in SE Turkey, N. Iraq
At least 8 PKK terrorists neutralized in northern Iraq, SE Turkey
A total of 40 terrorists were “neutralized” during counterterrorism operations across Turkey in the past week, the Interior Ministry said Monday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.Security forces carried out 985 counterterrorism raids across Turkey from July 2-9, added the Interior Ministry.The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign against Turkey in July 2015.Since then, it has been responsible for the deaths of more than 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians, including a number of women and children.
40 terrorists 'neutralized' in past week across Turkey