Owing to the efforts Turkish Armed Forces, 995 terrorists were neutralized in the region this year, Turkish defense ministry spokesman Zeki Akturk said, Report informs, citing Anadolu.
According to him, the resolute struggle against threats to national security continues both inside Turkiye and abroad: "In the last week alone, the Turkish military neutralized 53 terrorists, including those in northern Iraq and Syria. Thus, the total number of terrorists killed since the beginning of this year has reached 995."
He said that 586 terrorists have been neutralized so far during Operation Claw-Lock in the north of Iraq alone:
"The Turkish Armed Forces will continue their large-scale operations in the area of the Operation Claw-Lock until this area is completely cleared of terrorists."