ANKARA Defense ministry spokesman Zeki Aktürk held a press briefing in Ankara on March 13, 2025. Since Jan. 1, a total of 502 terrorists have been “ neutralized ,” including 296 in northern Syria and 206 in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Türkiye "neutralized" 24 terrorists over the past week in northern Iraq and northern Syria, near the Turkish border, according to the ministry, “The operations will continue until the last terrorist no longer poses a threat to