Turkish intelligence "neutralizes" YPG/PKK leader in northern Syria

The Turkish intelligence forces "neutralised" a senior YPG/PKK terrorist in northern Syria, security sources said on April 25

Mehmet Sari codenamed Baran Kurtay was targeted in a counter-terrorism operation in Syria's Qamishli province on April 14, Anadolu reports.

He went to Syria in 2014 following terrorist acts in Türkiye.

Sari, a so-called Raqqa head of the YPG/PKK terror group, was in contact with the so-called leadership of the PKK.

He participated in terrorist activities in Raqqa, north-central Syria.

Turkish authorities use the term "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.


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

The YPG is the PKK's Syrian offshoot.