Turkish Defense: Airstrikes Kill 17 Kurdish Militants in Northern Iraq

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced today, Monday, that "the army carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq that resulted in neutralizing 17 members of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)." The term "neutralizing" typically refers to killing in this context. This operation across the border in Iraq is part of an offensive against PKK militants. Turkey, the United States, and the European Union classify the PKK, which has been armed against the Turkish state since 1984, as a "terrorist" organization.