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Turkish gendarmes captured two PKK terrorists alive in the country's southeastern province of Hakkari early Thursday.
The governorship of Hakkari said security forces were carrying out a counterterror operation in a village in Yuksekova district when the terrorists were caught.
It is reported that the gendarmes were backed by an armed unmanned vehicle in the operation.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
The YPG/PKK terror group has shut down four schools in northeastern Syria, according to Syriac non-governmental organization on Wednesday.Sarah Bakir said that the YPG/PKK had closed four schools in Qamishli, Derik and Darbasiyah (Al-Malikiyah)."The self-proclaimed and unrecognized YPG government has authority over its legal grounds," Bakir said.Video: Syrian Christans protest PYD/PKK's closing down schoolsSyriacs in the region have faced confiscation of properties, killings, kidnappings, forced conscription and now the closure of schools."The people are fed up with tyrants and their proxies infringing on their human rights," Bakir added.In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Johny Messo, president of the World Council of Arameans (Syriacs), said the YPG/PKK terrorists demanded the closure of Syriac schools in the Derik and Darbasiyah regions of Syria.YPG/PKK terrorists release Daesh prisoners in exchange for moneyMesso said the demands included the incorporation of Kurdish language and textbooks in the school curriculum; YPG/PKK also expects the Syriacs to license their schools to exist.According to the report, the al-Assad regime controls about 59 percent of Syria, while the YPG/PKK terror group controls 27.7 percent of the country.The YPG / PKK is a Syrian branch of the PKK - recognized as a terrorist group by the US, EU, and Turkey.In Turkey, the PKK has claimed some 40,000 lives, including many women and children.
YPG/PKK terror group closes 4 Syriac schools in Syria
At least 40 Daesh terrorists were released from the prisons of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror organization’s Syria affiliate, the People’s Protection Units (YPG), in the Raqqa town of Tal Abyad in exchange for ransoms.The destination the freed Daesh prisoners were sent to so far remains unknown.As Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s Afrin, YPG/PKK terrorists released Daesh prisoners from its detention centers under the condition that they fight against the Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army fighters.‘US seeks to strengthen presence in Syria by setting up missile defense shield’ US sets up radars in northern Syria to ‘protect PKK terrorists’On Jan. 20 Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to remove YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin. On March 18, Turkish troops and the Free Syrian Army liberated the Afrin district center.Last October, YPG/PKK terrorists, who are currently occupying about 28 percent of Syria, evacuated a large number of Daesh terrorists from the city center of Raqqa after reaching an agreement with the terror group.The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the U.S. and the EU.In its terror campaign against Turkey, which has lasted for more than three decades, over 40,000 people have been killed, including women and children.Secret witnesses reveal pastor Brunson’s terror links
YPG/PKK terrorists release Daesh prisoners in exchange for money