UPDATES WITH MORE TERRORISTS KILLED
By Muhammed Boztepe and Sitki Yildiz
ANKARA (AA) – At least two PKK/PYD-YPG terrorists in the southeastern province of Mardin have been “neutralized “, the Turkish military said on Wednesday.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized ” in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
The General Staff said in a statement that security forces on the border of Nusaybin district killed a PKK/PYD-YPG terrorist.
Another terrorist surrendered to Turkish security forces in Artuklu district, read the statement.
Five more terrorists were “neutralized ” in eastern Agri province during an air-supported operation, according to the provincial governorship.
Listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, the PKK has waged a wide-ranging terror campaign against the Turkish state since the mid-1980s, in which an estimated 40,000 people have been killed, including women and children.
