Turkish intelligence agency 'neutralizes' PKK member plotting terror attacks

ANKARA

Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Thursday neutralized a PKK terrorist in northern Iraq, near the Turkish border, who was found to be plotting terrorist attacks against Turkish Armed Forces bases, security sources told Anadolu

Mehmet Akin, codenamed Harun Egid, who received sabotage training from the PKK terror group in northern Iraq's Avasin region, took part in attacks against the Turkish Armed Forces’ Operation Claw in the region, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

There was also a warrant for Akin over terror group membership issued by a court in Adana, southern Türkiye.

The terrorist, who was found hiding in Hakurk, northern Iraq, was neutralized by the MIT.

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

PKK terrorists often hide out across Türkiye's border in northern Iraq, where they plot attacks on Turkish forces or the local populations.

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 over 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.