Turkish army neutralizes 2 more PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

Turkish forces have “neutralized” two PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the Turkish National Defense Ministry introduced on Monday.

Turkish Armed Forces detected and “neutralized” two PKK terrorists in Operation Claw-Lock area in northern Iraq, the ministry stated.

“Our heroic Turkish Armed Forces continue to destroy terrorism at its source with uninterrupted operations,” it added.

Turkish authorities use the time period “neutralize” to suggest the terrorists in query surrendered or had been killed or captured.

In its almost 40-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the US, and EU — has been chargeable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 individuals, together with girls, youngsters, and infants.

Terrorists usually cover out in northern Iraq, simply throughout the Turkish border, to plot terror assaults in Türkiye.

Türkiye in 2022 launched Operation Claw-Lock to focus on the phobia group PKK’s hideouts in northern Iraq’s Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan areas.