Published December 28,2023
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Turkish intelligence groups “neutralized” a senior PKK terrorist in Qamishli metropolis, northern Syria, safety sources stated on Thursday.
The National Intelligence Organization neutralized Eymen Coli, the PKK/YPG terrorist accountable in Qamishli, in an intelligence-based operation, stated the sources on situation of anonymity as a consequence of restrictions on chatting with media.
The Syrian Amuda-based terrorist had beforehand organized actions in opposition to Turkish safety forces alongside the border and took part in conflicts in opposition to safety forces throughout Operation Peace Spring.
Turkish authorities use the time period “neutralize” to suggest the terrorists in query surrendered or have been killed or captured.
The anti-terror operation got here after Friday’s PKK terror assault that killed 12 Turkish troopers in northern Iraq. Turkish airstrikes, since then, have destroyed dozens of terror targets in northern Iraq and Syria and neutralized senior terrorists.
PKK terrorists usually conceal out in northern Iraq to plot cross-border assaults in Türkiye. It additionally has a Syrian department, referred to as the YPG.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of profitable anti-terror operations throughout its border in northern Syria to forestall the formation of a terror hall and allow the peaceable settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU-has been liable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 folks, together with ladies, youngsters, and infants. The YPG is PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
Source: www.anews.com.tr