Türkiye eliminates PKK terrorists responsible for multiple attacks

REGION  24 June 2024 - 10:56

In a decisive operation led by Turkish security forces, two militants of the PKK terrorist organization have been neutralized in Gercüş district of Batman province.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed the successful operation, stating that Sultan Dag, operating as "Beritan Amara," and Zeynep Nibat, known by the alias "Zeynep Cudy," were eliminated, Caliber.Az reports.

2️⃣ TERÖRİST DAHA ETKİSİZ HALE GETİRİLDİ❗️

🟥 KIRMIZI kategoride yer alan sözde Botan Saha Eyalet Sorumlusu Beritan Amara Kod adlı Sultan Dağ ile
❌ Zeynep Cûdî Kod adlı Zeynep Nibat isimli teröristler Batman ili Gercüş ilçesi kırsalında gerçekleştirilen
“BOZDOĞAN-45"… pic.twitter.com/nthUio9RPG

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) June 24, 2024

These individuals were responsible for orchestrating nine terrorist attacks within Türkiye, resulting in the tragic deaths of six civilians and injuries to 19 security personnel. The operation marks a significant victory in Türkiye's ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and ensure the safety of its citizens.

Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).

Separately, Turkish soldiers also seized a large cache of arms and ammunition, communication materials, and survival supplies in a cave in northern Iraq in the Operation Claw-Lock zone, the ministry said.

Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022 to target the PKK terror group’s hideouts in the Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq, located near the Turkish border.

The anti-terror operations came after last month’s PKK terror attack that killed 12 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq. Since then, Turkish airstrikes have destroyed dozens of terror targets in northern Iraq and Syria, near the border, and neutralized several senior terrorists.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US, and EU – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

Caliber.Az