Türkiye ‘neutralizes’ 2 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria
- Anti-terror fight
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 05:00 | 30 November 2022
- Modified Date: 05:02 | 30 November 2022
Turkish security forces "neutralized" two PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
They were targeted in Operation Euphrates Shield zone, the ministry said in a statement.
Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU-has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the terror group's Syrian offshoot.