Turkey on Monday neutralized nine YPG/PKK terrorists who attempted to infiltrate into regions of its cross-border anti-terrorism operations in northern Syria, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said.
TERRORISTS ATTEMPTED TO INFILTRATE OPERATION REGIONS
“Nine PKK/YPG terrorists, attempted to infiltrate into the [Operation] Peace Spring and [Operation] Euphrates Shield regions to disrupt peace and security, were neutralized by our heroic commandos,” it said on Twitter.
Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and to enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).