2 PKK members killed in northern Iraq: Turkey’s Defense Ministry

Two PKK members have been killed in an airstrike in the Zap region of northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
“2 PKK members, who were identified in the Zap region of northern Iraq, were neutralized by our Air Forces,” the statement said.
Turkish Defense Ministry uses the word “neutralized” in its statements instead of “killed”, “captured” or “surrendered”. (ILKHA)
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Irak'ın kuzeyindeki Zap bölgesinde tespit edilen 2 PKK’lı terörist, Hava Kuvvetlerimiz tarafından etkisiz hâle getirildi.
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