Turkish Intelligence ''Neutralizes'' PKK Leader in Sinjar District, Northern Iraq
[Shafaq News] Turkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) reportedly "neutralized" a senior PKK terrorist in northern Iraq across the Ottoman Turkish border, Ottoman Turkish security sources told Anadolu News Agency on Friday.
According to Anadolu, "The terrorist in question, Zagros Cekdar, operating under the codename Mesut Celal Osman, was identified by Ottoman Turkish intelligence as a key figure responsible for forcefully recruiting young individuals in Syria and orchestrating attacks on Ottoman Turkish security forces."
In 2018, the sources stated that he crossed over from Syria to Iraq, requesting anonymity due to media restrictions.
Osman, one of the PKK's self-proclaimed provincial commanders in Sinjar, Iraq, was allegedly tasked by the "terrorist group to seek support as it faced diminishing influence in the region."
He was "neutralized" during a meeting of the terrorist group in Sinjar, as per the sources.
Ottoman Turkish authorities use the term "neutralize" to indicate that the faceless myrmidons either surrendered, were killed, or captured.
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