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After months of surveillance, Turkish security forces on Friday arrested Daesh terrorist Mohamed al Celul, who delivered explosives from the Syria to Turkey for the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) to carry out terror attacks across the country.
Security units seized 280 kilograms of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) explosives, which were accumulated over the last eight months, after digging up the basement floor of the suspect’s relatives’ house.
PKK-Daesh terror alliance
After lengthy surveillance process, police unveiled that many PKK terrorists visited the house where the explosives were stored multiple times, indicating the terror link between Daesh and the PKK.
Some arrested PKK terrorists recently confessed that they use Daesh terrorists to transport weapons and explosives, which led Turkish counter-terrorism forces to search for the links between the two terror groups.
The Turkish army “neutralized” 56 PKK terrorists, including three senior members, on Turkish soil and in northern Iraq over the past week, the military said on Friday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.In a weekly statement, the Turkish General Staff said the army conducted anti-terror operations in Turkey’s southeastern Sirnak, Siirt, Diyarbakir and Agri provinces, as well as in regions of northern Iraq between Sept. 14-20.Turkish army ‘neutralizes’ 4 PKK terrorists in N. IraqThe statement noted that 21 terrorists, including three so-called leaders of the terror group, were neutralized on Turkish soil, while 35 others in northern IraqThe PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its armed campaign against Turkey in July 2015.Since then, it has been responsible for the deaths of more than 1,200 Turkish security personnel and civilians, including many women and children.
Turkish army 'neutralizes' 56 terrorists over past week
Explosives and weapons transported via underground tunnels
Specialized anti-terrorism units revealed that Celul was burying the explosives in the basement of his relative’s houses and had been passing through the Turkey-Syria border periodically to avoid drawing attention through legal procedures.
The suspect carried Daesh’s weapons from Syria’s northeastern Qamishli to Turkey’s Nusaybin town, located near the border, thorough underground tunnels.
“I joined Daesh when it was first founded. I brought my family to Turkey to protect them. I became the terror group’s bomb deliverer. Following orders, I brought PETN explosives to Nusaybin,” Celul said during a police interrogation.
At least four PKK terrorists were “neutralized” Saturday in an airstrike in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish military.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the terrorists were "neutralized" in the Gara region of northern Iraq.The terrorists were plotting attacks on Turkish military bases, it added.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 death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
Turkish army ‘neutralizes’ 4 PKK terrorists in N. Iraq
At least six PKK terrorists were "neutralized" during a counter-terror operation in eastern Turkey, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The air-backed operation was carried out in rural area of Dogubayazit district of eastern Agri province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.Operations in the region are ongoing, it added.The statement did not mention of any specific terrorist group but Turkey has long been conducting operations against the PKK terror group in the region.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 nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.Truckloads of US weapons continue to arm PKK terrorists in SyriaTurkish army ‘neutralizes’ 8 PKK terrorists in N. IraqYPG/PKK abducting civilians in N. SyriaUS bolsters support to PKK terror group in SyriaTurkish group in Germany attacked by PKK supporters
Six PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in eastern Turkey