115 terrorists killed in SE Turkey since Dec. 15

ANKARA

In total, 115 PKK terrorists have been killed since Dec. 15 in ongoing security operations in southeastern Turkey.

A PKK member was also captured in the district of Cizre.

According to security sources, 89 terrorists were killed in the Cizre district and nine others were killed in the Silopi district, both in the province of Sirnak.

Moreover, 10 terrorists were killed in the Dargecit district of Mardin and seven others were killed in Sur district of Diyarbakir.

The PKK -- considered a terrorist organization also by the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign in late July. Since then, more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred and over 1,700 PKK terrorists killed.