Sept 8,2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Turkish
security forces "neutralized" seven PKK/YPG terrorists in
northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Friday.
The terrorists were targeted after they were found to be preparing an attack by digging tunnels in the Operation Peace Spring region, the ministry said on X.
Turkish
authorities use the term "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in
question surrendered or were killed or captured.
PKK/YPG
terrorists hide out in northern Syria, near the Turkish border, where they plan
and carry out attacks on both locals and nearby settlements in Türkiye.
Since 2016,
Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its
border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and
enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive
Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its more
than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist
organization by Türkiye, the U.S. and EU-has been responsible for the deaths of
more than 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is
PKK's Syrian offshoot.
Anadolu