Türkiye's MIT 'neutralises' senior PKK terrorist in northern Syria

Muhammed Nasir played role in many terrorist acts against Turkish security forces in Operation Peace Spring area, security sources say.

The Turkish military neutralised five YPG/PKK terrorists on Friday in a separate operation in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry says.
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The Turkish military neutralised five YPG/PKK terrorists on Friday in a separate operation in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry says.

Turkish intelligence forces have "neutralised" a senior YPG/PKK terrorist in northern Syria, security sources said.

Muhammed Nasir, codenamed Kemal Pir, was targeted in an operation by Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization in the Operation Peace Spring area, the sources said on Friday on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Nasir, the so-called brigade officer of the terror group in the Tal Tamir town, had reportedly a good knowledge of the Operation Peace Spring region as he was a local.

The terrorist, who was an expert on missiles, took an active role in plotting sabotages.

He also played a role in many terrorist acts against Turkish security forces in the Operation Peace Spring area.

Another YPG/PKK terrorist Azad Onguc, codenamed Canfeda Alman, was nabbed by Turkish security forces in an operation in southeastern Türkiye's Sirnak province while he was hiding in a truck trailer to enter the country illegally, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

He was on Türkiye's list of wanted terrorists for the crimes of "destroying the unity and integrity of the state" and "deliberate killing."

Onguc was involved in many terrorist acts, including a 2018 armed attack against security forces in the southeastern Siirt province, which killed gendarmerie personnel and six security guards and injured 12 others.

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Operation Claw-Sword continues

Two people who were found to have helped the terrorist enter the country were also arrested on the charge of "knowingly and willingly aiding and abetting a terrorist organization."

Meanwhile, the Turkish military neutralised five YPG/PKK terrorists on Friday in a separate operation in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Twitter.

Recently, Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Sword in northern areas of Iraq and Syria, a cross-border aerial campaign against the terror group PKK, which has illegal hideouts across the Iraqi and Syrian borders where they plan and sometimes execute attacks on Turkish soil.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women children and infants. 

The YPG is the Syrian offshoot of the terror group.

READ MORE: Turkish forces 'neutralise' senior PKK terrorist in northern Iraq

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