A total of 214 PKK terrorists have been killed in counterterrorism operations in southeastern Turkey since Dec. 15, the General Staff announced Tuesday.According to a statement on the Turkish Armed Forces' (TSK) official website, most of the casualties took place in the Cizre and Silopi districts of the province of Şırnak and in Diyarbakır's Sur district where operations continue amid curfews. Out of the 214 terrorists killed, 155 were killed in Cizre and 17 others in Silopi, while 42 more were killed in Sur.Meanwhile, the TSK said in a statement that terrorists killed Hüseyin Selçuk, a five-year-old boy in Cizre late Monday while he played in the garden of his home. An initial autopsy report found that a bullet from a Kalashnikov had hit him.Separately, a soldier was wounded in Şırnak province when PKK terrorists opened fire on him while he withdrew money from an ATM machine on Orman Street in the central neighborhood of Dicle. The wounded soldier was transferred to Şırnak State Hospital.A counterterrorism operation has been continuing in the southeastern provinces of Diyarbakır, Şırnak and Mardin since mid-December, with curfews imposed to fight terrorists held up in houses that have been abandoned amid the violence. A curfew was imposed in Cizre and Silopi on Dec. 14. Many residents left the district, which became the scene of clashes between security forces and the PKK, before the curfew took effect.According to sources close to the government, the counter terror operations have pushed the PKK into four to five small regions in southeastern provinces and have decreased the area under PKK control. The operations have also apparently ended the PKK's communication with rural areas while disabling militants from being able to cross into Northern Iraq. Some say the PKK is stuck in a corner and aims to recreate the incidents that happened on Oct. 6-7, which resulted in the deaths of over 50 people. However, the PKK is reported to have a manpower issue, which is leading to it pressuring locals to leave their houses and defy curfews. Due to the intense pressure and PKK threats on locals, some expect an influx of citizens moving from southeastern regions to metropolitan areas.The government has modified the mandate to combat terror that was announced in August. It now urges the government to solely focus on combating terror as a whole and not just through armed operations. Under the law of provincial administration, security forces are to impose curfews and use cautionary police forces in the case of intensified terror attacks with efforts to prevent civilian casualties and establish peace and security. Additionally, without interrupting citizens' rights to travel freely, there will be searches made by security officers at customs gates, borders and in provinces. Information sharing among intelligence services and security services will be further enhanced and coordinated operations will be planned in all provinces.