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With Operation Claw, Turkey targets terror nests in northern Iraq
A group of three PKK terrorists were neutralized in northern Iraq, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said Sunday.
On Twitter, the ministry said the counter-terrorism operation was conducted with the support of aerial combat elements.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
On May 27, Turkey launched Operation Claw against the PKK in the Hakurk region of northern Iraq, followed by its second and third phases in July and late August.
Over 400 PKK terrorists have been “neutralized” in northern Iraq over the past four months, according to the ministry.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.
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