STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior PKK member in N. Iraq
DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:41
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of some old anti-terror operations of Turkish forces against PKK (edited)
2. various of the militants of PKK (edited)
3. various of some old anti-terror operations of Turkish forces against PKK (edited)
4. various of the militants of PKK (edited)

STORYLINE:

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed a senior member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a cross-border operation in northern Iraq's Sulaymaniyah region, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Monday.

The "neutralized" PKK member, Rezan Gungen, codenamed "Rezan Botan," was allegedly trained in Sulaymaniyah for assassination attempts against Türkiye's security forces, the TRT reported, citing unnamed security sources.

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

In the operation, close relatives of Rezan Gungen were also "neutralized."

MIT has intensified cross-border operations in Iraq since last year and killed several other senior PKK members over the past months.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, and the European Union, has rebelled against the Turkish government for more than three decades.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.
(XHTV)