By Ekrem Payan
ANKARA (AA) – Six PKK terrorists were “neutralized ” by a drone strike during a counter-terror operation in the southeastern province of Sirnak on Friday, the regional governor’s office said.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized ” in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
In a statement, the office said the terrorists were neutralized in an aerial drone-backed operation in the Bestler-Dereler region near Sirnak.
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 those of women and children.
