Turkish special services kill terrorist in northern Syria
REGION - 15 May 2022 - 15:29
PKK terrorist Ekrem Ustek, also known as "Khairi", has been killed in a Turkish special forces operation in northern Syria, Anadolu reports.
The criminal was neutralized in a refuge in the Ain al-Arab area, according to the information received.
Ustek was wanted. He was involved in the attacks that led to the death of the Turkish military and police.
He spent many years in prison in the 1990s for his involvement in PKK criminal actions, including kidnapping, the provision of explosive devices and ammunition, attempted murder, abduction, and the transfer of kids to terrorists. He unlawfully entered Ain al-Arab.
Ustek was also involved in planning armed clashes in the centre of the city of Shirnak in 1991 and the closure of a military convoy on the Shirnak-Cizre highway in 1992.
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