Türkiye Has 'Neutralized' Over 37,800 Terrorists Since 2015: Defmin
Date
5/23/2023 5:25:52 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Türkiye has“neutralized” more than 37,800 terrorists since
2015, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday.
“Since July 24, 2015, 37,860 terrorists have been neutralized,”
Akar said at a conference held in Istanbul about the Syria conflict
and the fight against terrorism.
Six more terrorists have been“neutralized” in the Operation
Euphrates Shield region in northern Syria, he added.
Turkish authorities use the term“neutralized” to imply the
terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
While Akar did not specify any terror groups, Türkiye has been
conducting operations against terrorist organizations such as
Daesh/ISIS and the PKK.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror
operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the
formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement
of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and
Peace Spring (2019).
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the
PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU
– has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people,
including women, children, and infants. The YPG is its Syrian
offshoot.
In 2013, Türkiye became one of the first countries to declare
Daesh/ISIS a terrorist organization.
The country has since been attacked by the terror group multiple
times, with over 300 people killed and hundreds more injured in at
least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks, and four armed
assaults. In response, Türkiye launched anti-terror operations at
home and abroad to prevent further attacks.
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