Kurdish rebellions in Turkey

Before and during its operation in northwestern Syria that killed a terrorist ringleader, the U.S. acted "within the spirit of Alliance and strategic partnership" in the fight primarily against the ISILand PKK/YPG terror groups, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Oct. 27.

In a joint statement, the Turkish parliament on Oct. 24 condemned the European Parliament's (EP) decision over the country's anti-terror operation in northern Syria.

Turkey's counter-terror operation in northern Syria will restart if the YPG/PKK terror group does not withdraw within 35 hours, Turkish foreign minister has said.

Amid Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria, Turkey on Oct. 16 urged European countries to toughen measures against the terrorist PKK to protect its missions and citizens from the terror group's violence.

A senior U.S. official from the State Department has admitted that the YPG is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terrorist organization from which Turkey has been suffering horrific terrorist attacks since 1984.

Turkish security forces recently neutralized a most-wanted PKK terrorist in northern Iraq, security sources said on Oct. 7.

Turkish fighter jets neutralized 17 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the country's National Defense Ministry announced on Oct. 5.

Turkish fighter jets neutralized three PKK terrorists in an anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, the country's Defense Ministry said on Oct. 3.

Turkish security forces neutralized seven terrorists in Siirt and Mardin provinces, the Interior Ministry said early on Sept. 27.

Turkey launched anti-terror operation against PKK in the country's northeast, the Interior Ministry said on Sept. 26 in a statement.