Türkiye 'neutralizes' 7 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria

By Serdar Dincel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish security forces “neutralized” seven PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

The terrorists were detected in the Operation Euphrates Shield zone in northern Syria, the ministry said on X.

"Our heroic Turkish Armed Forces neutralized 7 PKK/YPG terrorists detected in the Euphrates Shield region in northern Syria with a successful operation," it added.

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

Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations since 2016 across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a PKK/YPG terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).

In its nearly 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.