Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said counter-terrorist air operations on Friday and Saturday killed three terrorists in Iraq's Metina region and five in the Avasin-Basyan region.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women and children.
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