Türkiye ‘neutralizes’ 2 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

By Merve Berker

Turkish security forces “neutralized” two PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Terror members were targeted in the Operation Claw zone, a ministry statement said.

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

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

Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock last year in April to target the PKK terror group’s hideouts in the Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, located near the Turkish border.

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.