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7 YPG/PKK terrorists killed in northern Syria

by DAILY SABAH

ISTANBUL Apr 05, 2020 - 11:16 am GMT+3
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by DAILY SABAH Apr 05, 2020 11:16 am

7 YPG/PKK terrorists have been killed by Turkish security forces in northern Syria, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.

“Our heroic command successfully neutralized 2 PKK/YPG terrorists opening harassing fire on the Euphrates Shield zone and 5 PKK/YPG terrorists, who were attempting to infiltrate the Operation Peace Spring zone," the ministry said in its statement.

The defense ministry released a separate statement Saturday, saying 24 YPG/PKK terrorists were killed by the Turkish forces.

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 in 2016, Olive Branch in 2018, Peace Spring in 2019 and Spring Shield in 2020.

Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry said Saturday that 89 terrorists were killed in domestic anti-terror operations in March.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. 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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