By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet
ANKARA (AA) – At least eight PKK terrorists, preparing for an attack on Turkish bases, were “neutralized ” in air operations carried out in northern Iraq, the army said on Thursday.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralize ” in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
Turkish jets also pounded terrorist hideouts in Sinat-Haftanin, Metina and Hakurk regions, the military said in a tweet.
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 nearly 40,000 people.
