Head of Turkish Ministry of Defense: Since beginning of year, more than 2 thousand have been neutralized

Since January 1 of this year, 2 084 terrorist was neutralized, including in the north of Iraq and Syria.

This was announced by the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Yashar Guler in Ankara.

The minister noted that over the past four months in the north of Syria and Iraq, 1110 terrorists’ goals have been destroyed and 820 militants were neutralized.

Guler said that Turkish armed forces are successfully continuing the fight against terrorism as part of a dynamic and proactive defense and security strategy, which is aimed at eliminating threats.

As a result of successful operations of the Turkish Armed Forces, since the beginning of the year, 122 terrorist weapons have been laid out.

The head of the Ministry of Defense emphasized that Turkey is determined to fight terrorism, which has been waste the energy and resources of the country for many years until not a single terrorist remains.

Gbler also noted that as of January 1, illegal crossing of borders of 199,898 people was prevented, 13,156 illegal migrants and 590 terrorists were detained.