Turkish safety forces “neutralized” 11 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, close to the Turkish border, the Turkish National Defense Ministry stated on Saturday.
The terrorists have been focused within the Operation Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield zones, the ministry stated in an announcement.
Turkish authorities use the time period “neutralize” to suggest the terrorists in query surrendered or have been killed or captured. PKK/YPG terrorists cover out in northern Syria, close to the Turkish border, the place they plan or stage assaults on each locals and close by settlements in Türkiye.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of profitable anti-terror operations throughout its border in northern Syria to stop the formation of a terror hall and allow the peaceable settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign towards Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU-has been chargeable for the deaths of over 40,000 folks, together with girls, kids, and infants. The YPG is its Syrian department.
