Turkey neutralizes at least 10 PKK terrorists in ops

By Ozcan Yildirim and Yilmaz Kazandioglu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish airstrikes neutralized seven PKK terrorists in Zap, northern Iraq and border regions near the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari on Saturday.

The Turkish General Staff said on Twitter that Turkish fighter jets had carried out operations on Zap and border regions near Hakkari, where they neutralized seven PKK terrorists.

Separately, four other terrorists were neutralized in Hakkari's Yuksekova district by an airstrike, said the Hakkari Governor's Office.

The four terrorists were spotted by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The statement said that one of the four terrorists was a so-called senior responsible person within the PKK.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.