ANKARA Turkish security forces have "neutralized" 23 PKK members in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry said on Oct. 28, as part of intensified operations in response to a recent terror attack in Ankara. "We are determined, resolute, capable of eradicating terrorism at its source," the ministry said on X. In related operations on Oct. 27, Turkish forces also "neutralized" 15 PKK/YPG members in northern Syria near the Turkish border. They were targeted in areas under Türkiye 's Euphrates Shield