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Turkish security forces this year have so far “neutralized” a total of 1,445 terrorists in both domestic and cross-border operations, the National Defense Ministry said on Friday.
“Ten YPG/PKK terrorists, who were attempting to infiltrate the Operation Peace Spring zone on May 19, were neutralized by our heroic commandos,” the ministry said in a statement with the latest figures.
A total of 66 YPG/PKK terrorists have been neutralized over the last month in the area of the operation, in northern Syria just south of the Turkish border, it added.
Underlining that the country’s anti-terror operations continue without letup, it added that 1,445 terrorists have been neutralized since the beginning of the year.
Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralize” to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable peaceful settlement by locals: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
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