Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 4 more YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:09 | 19 June 2022
- Modified Date: 03:09 | 19 June 2022
Turkish forces "neutralized" four YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The terrorists were plotting an attack in the area of Operation Peace Spring, the ministry said in a statement.
Turkish authorities use the term "neutralized" 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 US and EU-has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.
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