Turkey neutralizes senior PKK terrorist in northern Iraq
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 03:15 | 23 May 2022
- Modified Date: 03:20 | 23 May 2022
Turkey neutralized a senior PKK terrorist in northern Iraq, security sources said on Monday.
Mehmet Erdoğan, codenamed Ahmet Rubar, was neutralized on May 21 by Turkish intelligence forces in Kirkuk, said a security source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Erdoğan had overseen and directed the terror group's operations in the northern areas of Makhmur, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk since 2021, the source added.
Having given the order for numerous terror attacks against Turkey, he had been on the country's list of most-wanted terrorists since the 1990s.
Based in Makhmur, Erdoğan used a fake ID issued for Haci Mirza Ali, the source detailed.
In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of at least 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.