Turkey 'neutralizes' most wanted PKK terrorist in northern Iraq
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Slain PKK terrorist Ismail Ozden, better known by the nom de guerre Mam Zeki Sengali (Photo by the Turkish-language Milat newspaper)
Turkish military forces have killed a high-ranking member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation in Iraq's northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
The Turkish General Staff announced in a statement published on its official Twitter page that Ismail Ozden, better known by the nom de guerre Mam Zeki Sengali, was “neutralized” during an offensive in the Kurdish-populated town of Sinjar, situated over 400 kilometers northwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The statement added that 66-year-old Ozden was the first PKK militant on the red category of Turkey’s terror blacklist to be "neutralized" in an operation abroad.
The Turkish military generally uses the term "neutralize" to signify that the militants were killed, captured or surrendered.
Meanwhile, five PKK terrorists were killed in an anti-terror operation in Turkey’s eastern province of Bingol.
The Turkish General Staff stated that military aircraft targeted a militant hideout in the Adakli district of the province as the terrorists were preparing for an attack.
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