Over 40 PKK terrorists surrender in Turkey's southeast: reports
15:16, 26/05/2016, ThursdayU: Update: 15:40, 26/05/2016, Thursday
Yeni Şafak
Dozens of PKK terrorists surrender in Mardin's Nusaybin town more than two months after the launch of operations
42 more Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists surrendered to the military in the southeastern town of Nusaybin, where Turkey's retaliation campaign has continued unabated in its 74th day, reports have said.
The “Hawk-7" campaign began on March 13th to remove PKK barricades, fill ditches dug by PKK, deactivate explosives used as booby-trap bombs, and ensure public order.
Ten women are among the terrorists who turned themselves in to security forces, according to reports. Security officials said other PKK terrorists still at large deactived home-made improvised explosives before escaping from the operation area.
General Staff released a video showing the surrender of PKK terrorists, who looked exhausted and miserable. The terrorists were seen holding their hands up in surrender in the footage,
A total of 437 terrorists were neutralized and 400 barricades removed by the police and the military in joint operations in Nusaybin, where 1,024 home-made bombs were found in the past two months. Mardin governor's office said that the ongoing encounter against