Türkiye’s Ministry of National Defense introduced that 10 terrorists from the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing, the YPG, had been “neutralized” in two strikes in northern Syria.
Two terrorists had been focused within the Operation Olive Branch zone, the ministry mentioned in a press release. It additionally famous that eight YPG/PKK terrorists had been neutralized within the Operation Euphrates Shield zone.
Turkish authorities use the time period “neutralize” to indicate the terrorists in query surrendered or had been killed or captured. PKK/YPG terrorists cover close to the Turkish border in northern Syria, the place they plan or stage assaults on 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).
