One Turkish soldier killed, three injured in terrorist attack in Iraq

Turkish forces neutralized 12 PKK terrorists as part of a counter-terrorism operation in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said Saturday, according to Turkish media.

"As a result of PKK's harassment fire to our military base in northern Iraq, Haftanin region, one Turkish soldier was martyred, three of our soldiers were wounded in the heinous attack," said the ministry on Twitter.

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

PKK terrorists often take shelter in northern Iraq to plan cross-border terrorist attacks in Turkey.