Security forces neutralized at least three PKK terrorists in southeastern Turkey, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
THE OPERATION IN THE REGION IS ONGOING
Under Operation Yildirim-7, the armed terrorists were targeted in an air-backed operation by the local gendarmerie command in Diyarbakir province’s Lice district, the ministry said in a statement.
This summer, Turkey launched a series of security operations to neutralize terrorists believed to be hiding out in the country’s east and southeast.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.