Turkey neutralises five PKK, YPG members in Syria, Iraq

Istanbul: The Turkish army has ‘neutralised’ five members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria and Iraq, the Defence Ministry announced on Saturday.

In a statement on X, the ministry reported that three ‘terrorists’ from PKK and YPG were ‘neutralised’ in the Euphrates Shield region of northern Syria. Turkey considers the YPG group as the Syrian branch of the PKK.

Additionally, two other PKK members were ‘neutralised’ in the Claw-Lock Operation area in northern Iraq, according to the ministry.

“We will continue our fight against terrorism with the same determination and resolve, without compromise, as we have until now,” the ministry stated.

Turkish authorities often use the term ‘neutralise’ in their statements to imply the alleged terrorists have either surrendered, been killed, or been captured, Xinhua news agency reported. (IANS)

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