Turkish Forces Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 14 Kurdish fighters in Northern Syria: Defense Ministry
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish forces on Friday "neutralized" 14 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and Syrian Kurdish Self-Defense Forces (PKK/YPG) in northern Syria, the defense ministry said.
Turkey uses the term "neutralize" to imply that militants either surrendered or were killed in action.
"Our special forces neutralized 14 PKK/YPG terrorists when they were trying to enter the zone of Operation Peace Spring," the ministry said in a statement.
In October 2019, Turkey launched the Peace Spring operation, seeking to expel Kurdish militia from Syrian border regions and create a "safe zone." Turkey has designated PKK and YPG as terrorist organizations.
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