Turkish intelligence announced on Thursday that it had "neutralized" two PKK/KCK terrorists in northern Iraq.

The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) determined that the terrorists had received instructions to infiltrate Turkish military bases.

Identified as Ahmet Bayar, codenamed Tufan Kocer, and Ahmed Ibrahim El Ahmed, codenamed Mervan Zerevan, they were targeted in an operation in the Hakurk region.

Bayar joined the terror group in 2012, had previously operated in Syria, and served as a bodyguard for senior members of the organization, while El Ahmed received assassination training in the Qandil region in northern Iraq in 2014.

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to indicate that the terrorists in question either surrendered, were killed, or were captured.

The PKK is known for using northern Iraq, near the Turkish border, as a hideout to plot terror attacks on Turkey.

In its nearly 40-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK—listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU—has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

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