Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N. Iraq

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N. Iraq DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of some old anti-terror operations of Turkish forces against PKK (edited) 2. various of the militants of PKK (edited) 3. various of some old anti-terror operations of Turkish forces against PKK (edited) 4. various of the militants of PKK (edited) STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed a senior member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a cross-border operation in northern Iraq's Sulaymaniyah region, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Monday. The "neutralized" PKK member, Rezan Gungen, codenamed "Rezan Botan," was allegedly trained in Sulaymaniyah for assassination attempts against Türkiye's security forces, the TRT reported, citing unnamed security sources. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralized" in their statements to imply the "terrorists" in question surrendered or were killed or ca

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