STORY: Turkish intelligence service kills senior PKK member in N. Iraq
DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:15
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Turkish security forces anti-terror operation against PKK (courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry)
2. photos of the anti-terror operation of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency)
3. photos of senior figure of the terrorist group PKK Yilmaz Bayram (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency)
4. various of the militants of PKK 
5. various of some old anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces against PKK 
6. various of the militants of PKK 
 
STORYLINE:
 
The Turkish intelligence service on Friday killed a senior PKK member in the northern Iraqi province of Sinjar, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
 
The PKK member was identified as Yilmaz Bayram, also known by his codename Agit Gever, the report quoted security sources as saying.
 
Bayram is the group's top logistics man providing weapons and ammunition to PKK militants in northern Iraq, according to the report.
 
Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization, which has been monitoring high-ranking members of the PKK, recently intensified cross-border operations in northern Iraq, particularly in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group, and killed several senior PKK cadres. Türkiye said the PKK militants often launched cross-border attacks.
 
On Wednesday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said one of the group's largest ammunition depots was seized in northern Iraq this week, and a total of 15,400 pieces of anti-aircraft ammunition were confiscated.
 
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)