Turkish intelligence kills senior YPG member in N. Syria

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior YPG member in N. Syria DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces (file) 2. various of photos of Zulfiye Binbir (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces (file) 4. various of the militants of YPG STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed a senior member of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Wednesday. MIT "neutralized" Tuba Karakoc, the financial officer of the YPG responsible for the Ayn al-Arab region, the TRT quoted anonymous Turkish security sources as saying. Karakoc, involved in many "terrorist activities," aimed to participate in an attack in Türkiye and travelled to Iraq to provide financial support for the YPG, said the report. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" to impl

Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos of Yilmaz Behraresh (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of PKK militants STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization has killed Yilmaz Behraresh, a senior terrorist leader who was in the red category on Türkiye's wanted terrorists' list, according to state media TRT on Saturday. Yilmaz Behraresh was also known as Osman Nuri Ocakli while he was a member of the MLKP terror group. He was appointed as the so-called Syria Officer of the MLKP in 2019. Ocakli was killed in north Syria's Ayn al-Arab region, reported TRT quoting security sources. But it did not say when the terrorist leader was killed. Ocakli was behind many attacks in Türkiye, including the 2022 attack on a vehicle carrying the prison guards in north Türkiye's Bursa province. The Turkish intelligence followed Ocakli for a long time and pinpointed his

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

SURUC, Turkey - Dozens of Syrian refugees watch atop a hill in the suburbs of Suruc, southeastern Turkey, as smoke rises in Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, in northern Syria on Oct. 21, 2014, following U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group.

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

SURUC, Turkey - Dozens of Syrian refugees watch atop a hill in the suburbs of Suruc, southeastern Turkey, as smoke rises in Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, in northern Syria on Oct. 21, 2014, following U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group.

Refugee from Syria points to hometown from Turkish border

Refugee from Syria points to hometown from Turkish border

SURUC, Turkey - A refugee from northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, points toward his hometown from atop a hill in Turkey on Oct. 20, 2014. A U.S.-led coalition has launched airstrikes against targets of the Islamic State militant group in the Kurdish town.

Türkiye says airstrikes hit 89 targets in Iraq, Syria

STORY: Türkiye says airstrikes hit 89 targets in Iraq, Syria DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Claw-Sword" air operation STORYLINE: Türkiye launched an air operation on Sunday morning against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Türkiye has hit 89 targets since the start of Operation Claw-Sword against the YPG and the PKK, it said in a statement. The ministry added the operation covered Qandil, Asos, and Hakurk regions in northern Iraq and Ayn el-Arab, Tel Rifat, Jazira and Derik regions in northern Syria. It said several "terrorists" were killed in the military campaign, including the senior executives of the PKK and YPG, adding that Turkish warplanes have returned to their bases safely. The operation was carried out in regions used as bases to attack Türkiye, the ministry earlier said, emphasizing tha

4 Turkish soldiers wounded by Kurdish militants in border attack: ministry

STORY: 4 Turkish soldiers wounded by Kurdish militants in border attack: ministry DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the attack STORYLINE: Four Turkish soldiers and one civilian were wounded on Thursday in Turkey's southern border province of Gaziantep in a mortar attack by Kurdish militants in Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The People's Protection Units (YPG), the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) outlawed in Turkey, launched the attack from the Ayn al-Arab region in Syria on the Karkamis district and the Koprubasi border post in the Gaziantep Province, the ministry tweeted. In response, the Turkish forces killed six YPG members in northern Syria, it added. Earlier in the day, the ministry said the Turkish army killed 10 YPG members as they were preparing to attack the military zones under Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield, Operation Peace Spring, and Operation Olive Branch. The tension between the YPG and

Wreckage of abandoned houses in northern Syria

Wreckage of abandoned houses in northern Syria

Wreckage of abandoned houses, destroyed in fighting against Islamic State militants, is seen from across the border with Turkey on Feb. 2, 2015, in the deserted town of Ayn al-Arab (known as Kobani in Kurdish) in northern Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Syrian refugees find shelter in Suruc camp in Turkey

Syrian refugees find shelter in Suruc camp in Turkey

Syrian refugees find shelter in tents at a refugee camp in Suruc, southeastern Turkey, on Feb. 2, 2015. They have fled from Ayn al-Arab (Kobani in Kurdish) in northern Syria due to attacks by Islamic State militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

SURUC, Turkey - Dozens of Syrian refugees watch atop a hill in the suburbs of Suruc, southeastern Turkey, as smoke rises in Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, in northern Syria on Oct. 21, 2014, following U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo)

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

Smoke grows in Kurdish town after airstrikes

SURUC, Turkey - Dozens of Syrian refugees watch atop a hill in the suburbs of Suruc, southeastern Turkey, as smoke rises in Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, in northern Syria on Oct. 21, 2014, following U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group. (Kyodo)