“Our Turkish Armed Forces have neutralized 2 more PKK members with fire support vehicle in the Zap region of northern Iraq. Our operations are determinedly continuing in the region,” the statement said.

Turkish Defense Ministry uses the word "neutralized" in its statements instead of "killed", "captured" or "surrendered".

The ongoing conflict between Turkey and PKK has resulted in nearly forty thousand deaths since 1984 when PKK waged an insurgency against the Turkish State. (ILKHA)