Türkiye 'neutralizes' 2 YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria

Terrorists were plotting attack in Operation Euphrates Shield zone, says National Defense Ministry

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) – Turkish security forces "neutralized" two YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, near the Turkish border, the National Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The terrorists were plotting an attack in the Operation Euphrates Shield zone, the ministry said on X.

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 Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is its Syrian branch.

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