Türkiye 'neutralizes' 10 more PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) — Turkish airstrikes "neutralized" 10 more PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the country's National Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

"Ten more PKK terrorists have been neutralized through sudden air operations conducted in the Metina and Gara regions of northern Iraq," the ministry said on X.

"Our steel claws continue to shatter the hideouts of terrorists," it added.

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

Security forces cracked down on PKK terrorists following the killing of nine Turkish soldiers in a terror attack in northern Iraq Friday.

The attack took place in the zone of Operation Claw-Lock, which Türkiye launched in April 2022 to target the PKK terror organization's hideouts in Iraq's northern Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions near the Turkish border.

PKK terrorists often hide out in northern Iraq to plot cross-border attacks in Türkiye.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU — has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.