Published December 01,2023
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Turkish safety forces “neutralized” seven PKK terrorists in northern areas of Iraq and Syria, the National Defense Ministry stated on Friday.
Five of the terrorists have been taken down by uncrewed aerial autos within the Operation Claw-Lock zone in northern Iraq, the ministry stated in an announcement.
The different two YPG/PKK terrorists have been focused within the Operation Euphrates Shield zone in northern Syria by the Turkish border, the ministry added.
Turkish authorities use the time period “neutralize” to suggest the terrorists in query surrendered or have been killed or captured.
PKK terrorists usually conceal out throughout the border in northern Iraq to plot terror assaults in Türkiye.
Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock final 12 months in April to focus on the PKK terror group’s hideouts within the Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan areas of northern Iraq, situated close to the Turkish border.
It was preceded by two operations-Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle-launched in 2020 to root out terrorists hiding in northern Iraq and plotting cross-border assaults in Türkiye.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of profitable anti-terror operations throughout its border in northern Syria to stop the formation of a terror hall and allow the peaceable settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S. and European Union-has been liable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with ladies, youngsters and infants. The YPG is its Syrian department.
Source: www.anews.com.tr