25.06.2021 13:41
Terrorists targeted in Avasin Basyan and Hakurk regions, says National Defense Ministry.
Turkish security forces have "neutralized" three PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Friday.
The terrorists – one in Avasin-Basyan region, and two in Hakurk region – were targeted as part of ongoing anti-terror operations, the ministry said on Twitter.
Turkish authorities use the word "neutralize" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Turkey launched operations Pence-Simsek and Pence-Yildirim on April 23 in northern Iraq's Metina and Avasin-Basyan regions.
The PKK terror group often hides out in northern Iraq, just across Turkey's southern border, to plot terror attacks in Turkey.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. -