UPDATE 2 - PKK terrorist killed in southeastern Turkey

ADDS NEUTRALIZED TERRORISTS IN DIYARBAKIR

By Fecri Barlik

SIIRT, Turkey (AA) - One PKK terrorist was killed and another captured during counterterrorism operations in southeastern Siirt province on Thursday, according to local officials.

The operation in the district of Eruh remains ongoing, according to a statement by the Siirt Governor's Office.

Separately, three female PKK terrorists surrendered to Turkish security forces in southeastern Mardin’s Nusaybin district along the Syrian border, security sources said.

Later on Thursday, southeastern Diyarbakir’s governor’s office said two more terrorists had been “neutralized” in the Hani district.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.

The two terrorists were reportedly responsible for two terror attacks this year that left one soldier and two village guards martyred.

In its 30-year-plus terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.