Turkish army neutralize 4 PKK terrorists in N. Iraq

By Sena Guler

ANKARA

Four PKK terrorists were “neutralized” Friday in an airstrike in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish army.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered, were killed or captured.

Turkish General Staff said on Twitter that the terrorists, who were plotting attacks, were killed in the Avasin-Basyan region.

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 the deaths of 40,000 people, including women and children.