Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N Iraq
STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N Iraq
DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:40
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of some previous anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces against PKK
2. two photos of anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces that has eliminated Kadri Encu, a senior member of the PKK group in northern Iraq (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
3. various of the militants
STORYLINE:
Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in an operation in northern Iraq, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Sunday.
Kadri Encu, code-named "Dogan," was "neutralized" in Iraq's Gara region, the agency quoted anonymous security sources as saying.
The PKK member joined the group's rural ranks in 2006 and was trained in the Zap region. He was responsible for the transfer of group members and weapons between Iraq and Syria, said the sources.
He was providing the routes, as well as
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- 2023/8/28 00:00:00
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