Turkish intelligence kills senior YPG member in N. Syria

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior YPG member in N. SyriaDATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023LENGTH: 0:01:08LOCATION: AnkaraCATEGORY: MILITARYSHOTLIST:1. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces (file)2. various of photos of Zulfiye Binbir (courtesy of ihlas news agency)3. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish security forces (file)4. various of the militants of YPG STORYLINE:The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed a senior member of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Wednesday.  MIT “neutralized” Tuba Karakoc, the financial officer of the YPG responsible for the Ayn al-Arab region, the TRT quoted anonymous Turkish security sources as saying.   Karakoc, involved in many “terrorist activities,” aimed to participate in an attack in Türkiye and travelled to Iraq to provide financial support for the YPG, said the report.  Turkish authorities often use the term “neutralized” to imply that “terrorists” are killed, wounded, or captured in security operations.   The Turkish intelligence recently intensified its cross-border operations in northern Iraq and Syria.   Ankara considers the YPG as the Syrian branch of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).   The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for more than three decades.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.(XHTV)