Turkey 'neutralizes' 4 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria
Terrorists neutralized in Operation Peace Spring zone, says National Defense Ministry
By Dilara Hamit
ANKARA (AA) - Turkish forces "neutralized" four YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, authorities said on Wednesday.
According to the Turkey’s National Defense Ministry, the terrorists attempted to attack the Operation Peace Spring zone where Turkey carried out a cross-border anti-terror offensive.
"Our heroic commandos, who took every precaution in the region, prevented another attempted attack and neutralized four YPG/PKK terrorists," the ministry said on Twitter.
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 Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.
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