Turkiye ‘neutralizes’ Two PKK Militants in Syria, Iraq
ANKARA – Turkish forces “neutralized” two YPG/PKK fighters in Syria and Iraq, the National Defense Ministry announced.
One fighter was ‘neutralized’ during an attempt to infiltrate the Operation Euphrates Shield zone in northern Syria, while the other was targeted in the Operation Pence-Yildirim area in northern Iraq, the ministry said on Twitter.
Turkish authorities use the term “neutralize” to imply the militants in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Launched in 2016, Euphrates Shield is the first of a trio of successful operations Turkiye has launched across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents.
It was followed by Operation Olive Branch in 2018 and Operation Peace Spring in 2019.
In northern Iraq, operation Pence-Yildirim and Pence-Simsek were launched in April 2021 in the Metina and Avasin-Basyan regions.
The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
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