In a strategic operation carried out in Qamishli, Syria, Turkey announced the neutralisation of a high-ranking Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader, who was internationally wanted.
According to TRT, Turkish intelligence successfully neutralized Ali Dinger, a leader of the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the PKK’s Syrian branch, who was responsible for the Jazira region.
Dinger, who joined the PKK in 1991, was listed on Interpol’s red notice.
TRT reported that Dinger was involved in numerous terrorist operations orchestrated by the PKK in Turkey.
These included the 2007 attack on the Dağlıca Commando Battalion, which resulted in the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers and injuries to 16 others, and the 2008 assault on the Aktutun border post in Hakkari province.
Turkish intelligence had been pursuing Dinger for a long time due to his role in planning PKK operations against Turkish security forces and military personnel.
The Turkish military continues to conduct aerial and ground operations in northern Iraq and Syria targeting PKK elements, which Turkey designates as a terrorist organization, and the YPG, considered its Syrian extension.
Ankara asserts that the primary objective of these military operations is to ensure border security and prevent terrorist attacks on Turkish soil.
Turkey has reinforced its military positions in Idlib amid escalating tensions, intensifying deployments of troops and logistical support to its points within the “de-escalation zone.”
The majority of reinforcements have concentrated on the Jabal al-Zawiya axis in southern Idlib, which has witnessed significant escalations by the Syrian army.
Turkish forces are also continuing to establish a security line along their positions in eastern Idlib, covering approximately 20 towns and villages in the region.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Turkish forces have been sending reinforcements for three consecutive days to their positions along the frontlines with Syrian forces.
