2 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in SE Turkey

By Sarp Ozer

ANKARA (AA) – Two PKK terrorists were “neutralized” on Monday in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakir province, the military said.

According to a Turkish General Staff statement, the terrorists were killed in a counterterrorism operation carried out in the rural area of Diyarbakir's Hani district.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question were captured or killed.

The PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its decades-old armed campaign in July last year.

Since then, more than 300 civilians and nearly 850 security personnel have been martyred. Around 9,000 PKK terrorists have been killed or apprehended.