By Aynur Ekiz
ANKARA (AA) – At least eight PKK terrorists in northern Iraq who were plotting terror attacks have been “neutralized” in airstrikes, the Turkish army said on Saturday.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized ” in statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said counter-terrorist air operations on Friday and Saturday killed three terrorists in Iraq's Metina region and five in the Avasin-Basyan 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 40,000 people, including women and children.
