By Merve Aydogan
ANKARA (AA) – At least five PKK terrorists were “neutralized” during anti-terror operations in northern Iraq on Friday, according to the Turkish military.
The airstrikes were carried out in the Hakurk region as part of cross-border counter-terrorism operations, the Turkish General Staff said on its official Twitter account.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized ” in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
In its more than 30-year terrorist 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 nearly 40,000 people.
