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Türkiye ‘neutralizes’ 4 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria

ISTANBUL

Turkish security forces “neutralized” four PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, an area near the Turkish border, the country’s National Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday.

The terrorists who opened harassing fire in the Operation Euphrates Shield region in northern Syria were neutralized using fire support vehicles, said the ministry on X.

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

In its more than 35-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.

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).

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