Turkish intelligence operation ‘neutralizes’ 2 senior PKK terrorists in northern Syria, Iraq

By Mehmet Tosun

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish intelligence service "neutralized" two senior PKK terrorists in Syria and Iraq, security sources said on Thursday.

Osman Mutlu and Songul Tarinci were neutralized in operations by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in northern Syria and Iraq, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Tarinci, codenamed Roza, participated in the PKK’s terrorist activities in urban areas in 2010 and joined the terror group’s ranks in Türkiye's southeastern province of Diyarbakir in 2013.

Tarinci was one of the senior figures of the so-called "Apollo Academies." The group carried out terrorist activities against Turkish security forces during its operations in Syria and also provided armed and ideological training to the terrorists in the Gara region of Iraq.

Tarinci and her two bodyguards were neutralized by the MIT operation carried out in northern Iraq.

Mutlu, codenamed Dilxwaz Agir, carried out terrorist attacks against Turkish security forces on the Turkish border in Mardin province and transferred weapons for the terror group.

Mutlu was neutralized by the Turkish Intelligence operation in Syria’s Amude region while he was in a vehicle loaded with explosive ammunition.

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.