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Turkiye Defense: 4 PKK members neutralized in northern Syria

Shafaq News/ The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced, Monday, the neutralizing of four members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Syria.

In a statement, the ministry explained that its forces managed to neutralize thefour PKK members in the area of the "Euphrates Shield" operation innorthern Syria.

    The term"neutralize," used by Turkish authorities, indicates that the PKKmilitants were either killed, surrendered, or captured.

    Through the "Euphrates Shield" operation, launched on August 24,2016, the Turkish military was able to capture 2,055 square kilometers of landin northern Syria and eliminate the presence of militants in the area.

    Since the beginning of2025, Turkish forces have neutralized more than 67 PKK militants.

    Ankara's fightingagainst PKK has been ongoing, with operations launched since 2016 across theborder with Iraq and Syria.

    In northern Syria,Ankara launched many military operations, mainly Euphrates Shield in 2016,Olive Branch in 2018, and Peace Spring in 2019, saying these operations"aim to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and facilitate thepeaceful settlement of residents in the region."

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