ANKARA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkish airstrikes killed four members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and six others across Turkey, said Turkey's defense and interior ministries on Thursday.
"Four PKK terrorists were neutralized in Hakurk, Zap and Haftanin regions in an air-backed operation after determined by means of reconnaissance and surveillance. Our operations continue without pausing," said the ministry in its Twitter account.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply the "terrorists" who surrendered or were killed or captured.
Meanwhile, three "terrorists" were killed in the southeastern Adiyaman province of Turkey and three others were killed in the rural areas of Agri province, Turkish Interior Ministry said in a written statement.
They were "neutralized" by the provincial gendarmerie special operations forces in the air-backed anti-terror operation in the region, said the ministry noting that the operation in the region is still underway.
Turkish security forces have long been conducting operations against the PKK in southeastern Turkey and in northern Iraq where the group has hideouts.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU, launched a 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state which caused the lives of more than 40,000 people. Enditem
