5 PKK/YPG members killed in northern Syria—Turkish Defense Ministry
Five PKK/YPG members were neutralized in northern Syria, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
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“Our Turkish Armed Forces neutralized 5 PKK/YPG terrorists they detected in northern Syria,” the statement said.
Turkish Defense Ministry uses the word “neutralized” in its statements instead of “killed”, ”captured” or “surrendered”. (ILKHA)