Turkey neutralizes 716 terrorists since beginning of year

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 8 /Trend A.Taghiyeva/ As a result of military operations held against militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party, Turkish security forces neutralized 716 militants since the beginning of the year, the Sabah newspaper reported on Thursday. Some 496 terrorists out of this amount have been killed, 21 - injured, 44 - arrested and 155 terrorists surrendered to the Turkish authorities. Some 75 militants were neutralized during October. Turkish security forces held 6 large and 19 local operations against the PKK during the 10 months. The newspaper also reported that 431 militants were neutralized in 2010, 694 terrorists - in 2011. Some 13 operations against PKK militants were held in 2010, and 2 large-scale and 38 local operations were held in 2011. The conflict between Turkey and the PKK has lasted for over 25 years. The PKK is recognised as a terrorist organization by both the UN and the EU. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az