SIRNAK, Turkey

A counter-terrorism operation by Turkish security forces in the southeastern district of Idil came to an end Tuesday, a security source said.

The 20-day operation in the district in Sirnak province resulted in the killing of 114 PKK terrorists and the seizure of weapons including rocket launchers, hand grenades and long-barreled weapons, the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

A series of operations across southeast Turkey were launched in December 2015 to root out the PKK in urban areas and remove hundreds of barricades and ditches dug by the terrorist group, which renewed its armed campaign against Turkey in July.

Since then, 290 members of the security forces have been martyred while, according to a military statement at the weekend, 1,250 terrorists have been killed in Sirnak, Diyarbakir, Mardin and Mus provinces.

The source told an Anadolu Agency reporter in Idil that 19 terrorists were killed Tuesday evening, bringing the operation to an end.

In total, 175 barricades and 56 ditches were removed, 3,100 buildings cleared and 47 long-barreled weapons, five rocket launchers, and 144 grenades captured.

An anti-terrorist operation that was launched in early December is still ongoing in Sur, the ancient neighborhood of Diyarbakir.