Türkiye neutralizes 17 terrorists in northern Syria

Turkish forces neutralized 17 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, near the border with Türkiye, the country’s Defence Ministry said.

“Our heroic Turkish Armed Forces neutralized 17 PKK/YPG terrorists identified in the operation Euphrates Shield and Peace Spring areas and in Manbij in northern Syria. We will continue unpredictable, unconventional, rapid, and continuous operations to destroy terrorism at its source,” the ministry said in a post on its X account, Caliber.Az reports.

Durmadan, yorulmadan mücadeleye devam!

Kahraman Türk Silahlı Kuvvetlerimiz; Suriye'nin kuzeyindeki Fırat Kalkanı, Barış Pınarı ve Münbiç bölgelerinde belirlediği 17 PKK/YPG'li teröristi etkisiz hâle getirdi.

Terörü kaynağında yok etmek için öngörülemez, alışılmadık, süratli ve… pic.twitter.com/jayz7Iqrdw

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) October 26, 2024

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to indicate that the terrorists either surrendered, were killed, or captured.

The PKK, recognized as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and the EU, has conducted a 40-year terror campaign resulting in over 40,000 deaths, including women, children, infants, and the elderly. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian affiliate.

Since 2016, Ankara has initiated three successful anti-terror operations in northern Syria to prevent the establishment of a terror corridor and facilitate the peaceful resettlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).

By Vafa Guliyeva