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MIT ‘brings’ two PKK members from Makhmur Camp to
The Anadolu News Agency quoted security sources as saying that the arrested are a man and a woman. Khatib Gunai, nicknamed "Shahan/Cihan," illegally crossed Iranian borders in September 2019, then moved to the Makhmour camp in northern Iraq to join the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), where he trained and was appointed as a commander. Aya Ahmed, Syrian, nicknamed "Tekushin Qamishli/Jeevan," had joined the YPG/PKK in Syria. Later she moved to Iraq and trained in the Gara region before her stay at the camp in 2018. Earlier this week, Vedat Aksac, code-named Sahan, is said to be in charge of the ringleader of the PKK's liquidation team. According to the sources, "two other gunnies were neutralized in operation by Turkiye's MIT in Iraq's Erbil region." The sources added that Ates was active in the YDG-H, a PKK offshoot, and personally involved "in the terror group's activities." In its 35-year campaign against Turkiye, the PKK — was listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the US, and the EU. Related: Makhmour: 2022-09-15 Turkish forces carry out operation on Makhmour camp in Iraq and arrest 2 high-ranking members of PKK Makhmour: 2022-08-30 Suspected Turkish drone kills one in Makhmour camp Makhmour: 2022-08-23 Iraqi counter-terrorism kill six 'prominent' ISIS leaders Posted by: trailing wife 2022-09-16 |
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