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Former PKK/KCK terrorists in Turkish custody have described in detail how children were coerced or misled into joining the group.
It is widely known that the terror group recruits large numbers of children -- in many cases kidnapping them -- from the regions where it is active.
A.Y., identified only by his initials, said he was abducted along with 15 other people aged 12-20 from a festival and taken to northern Iraq.
“I was able to escape somehow three days later,” A.Y. said.
The U.S. is seeking to eliminate the border between Iraq and Syria and merge the territories invaded by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, which it has deemed its land forces, to exploit underground resources, starting from Iraq’s Kirkuk to Mosul and all the way to Syria’s Raqqa.Raqqa Local Council Member Ekrem Dede spoke exclusively to Yeni Şafak daily and unveiled the striking details about the U.S.-led energy corridor in the region, stating that American, French and British companies have queued up for the drilling and export of hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of oil and gas.He stressed that the number of officials in these oil-rich territories, including private companies, who came to inspect the site in last two months alone has exceeded 400.“The feasibility studies of the U.S. are currently in progress. In parallel to this project, the number of U.S. officials has been doubled in the last six months in the countryside of Syria’s Hasakah, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. A significant number of these figures work in the oil and construction field,” he added.Number of US diplomats doubled in Syria: Pentagon chief “Weapons delivery route to PKK is now being used for oil transfer”Underlining the alliance between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ( PKK) terror organization and Washington administration, “U.S.’s oil shipments to the regime refineries in the regions occupied by PKK terrorists have stopped and all the petroleum has been transferred to Iraq. The U.S. is now using the same route for its oil shipment, the one they used for weapons deliveriesy to PKK terrorists in the past. There is a clandestine pipeline in this region that was built in former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s era. On the other hand, they will construct an overt oil pipeline in near future in this region,”, Dede said.US doubles its diplomats in SyriaHe also said that France and the U.S. demanded $600 million from Gulf countries for the reconstruction of Raqqa where they took part in its destruction. They seek to undertake both the operation and the construction of the cities they destroyed.U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis also reported that the number of U.S. diplomats in Syria has doubled under the pretext of fighting Daesh but a specific number is still unknown. "Our diplomats there on the ground have been doubled in number. As we see the military operations becoming less, we will see the diplomatic effort now able to take (root)," U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis said on Tuesday. Justice, goodwill cooperation can fight terror: Parliament Speaker“US wants to remove the borders”The Iraqi Turkmen Front's representative in Turkey Hicran Kazancı also evaluated the developments and asserted that the U.S. is seeking autonomy for Kirkuk that is based on separating it first from the central government and later handing it over to the Barzani administration.He said that the U.S.’s first aim is to abolish the border between Iraq and Syria and create a single zone by merging Raqqa, Hasakah Deir ez- Zor, Kirkuk, Tal afar , Arbil and Sulemaniyah.Kazancı stated that this initiative is not only political, it also has a covert aim to exploit the underground resources of the region.US troops arrive in Turkey for Manbij patrol training
US seeks to merge regions in Iraq, Syria to exploit oil, gas resources
Another former terrorist was picked up from his home in Turkey’s southeastern Mardin province.
“I was taken to a training camp in Iraq. Here, I was trained with roughly 250 other children,” he said.
Others were tricked into joining the group with false promises of monetary benefits.
O.B. in a confession to security forces said that PKK terrorists had promised to provide 2,000 Turkish liras ($330) every month to their families.
At least one PKK terrorist was "neutralized" in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir province, the governor’s office said on Wednesday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.Provincial gendarmerie forces carried out a counter-terrorism operation in the village of Senlik in the Lice district, said a statement by the governor’s office.Security forces also seized two hand grenades, 90 gun cartridges, an assault vest, a backpack, and survival supplies during the operations. Operations in the region are ongoing, 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.Time to clear YPG terrorists from Syria's Manbij and leave city to civilians: FMTwo PKK terrorists surrender to security forces
PKK terrorist 'neutralized' in SE Turkey
At an office of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), H.A. was told by a terrorist they would be “rich” and “comfortable” if they joined the PKK.
Others like B.R. were targeted for refusing to join at first.
“Those who did not take part in these acts were branded as agents and marginalized.
“They [the PKK] did not hesitate to push us into the fire. Many members who were looking to flee the organization during the operations [by security forces] were executed.”
Now is the time to completely clear Manbij, northern Syria of YPG terrorists, and leave the city to civilians, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.“There is a slight delay in the schedule, but the separate coordinated [Turkish and U.S.] patrols in the Manbij region conducted up to now were important,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, after a meeting on “Strategic Dialogue in the Western Balkans” at the World Economic Forum (WEF).Çavuşoğlu referred to the patrols conducted by Turkish and U.S. troops in Manbij as part of a deal to rid the region of the terrorist group YPG/PKK.He also emphasized the deal should be implemented fully by the U.S., adding that despite delays caused by the U.S. side, the deal is still working.Turkey's regional rights cannot be violated: ErdoğanIn June, Turkish and U.S. forces began patrols in Manbij under the deal focusing on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the city in order to stabilize the region.Speaking about the quadruple summit on Syria between Turkey, Russia, Germany and France, Çavuşoğlu said efforts are underway for holding the summit the week after the Oct. 14 Bavarian state election in Germany.“This quadruple meeting is important in terms of Syria’s future and political process,” he said.Çavuşoğlu added that it was a key meeting for the group’s efforts on the Astana process on Syria.Two PKK terrorists surrender to security forces“With the Idlib deal, a new hope was born for the political process,” he said, adding everyone acknowledged Turkey’s role in it.On Sept. 17, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in the Russian city of Sochi to establish a disarmament zone in Syria’s Idlib province.“Now is the time to take a concrete step for the political solution,” Çavuşoğlu said, adding: "Turkey is trying to make a positive contribution in all aspects of the problem in Syria."Stating that Germany had begun to see what a dangerous organization the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) was, he said the group posed a risk not only to Turkey but each of the countries it is present in.“We see that Germany has also understood it,” he said, adding that the country had begun taking measures against the PKK terror group.He said Turkey had great expectations from Germany in the fight against FETÖ and the PKK, adding that Erdogan's visit to the country between Sept. 27-29 was fruitful in this regard.FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.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.
Time to clear YPG terrorists from Syria's Manbij and leave city to civilians: FM
Another former terrorist -- forced into the group at 13 -- related that children as young as 11 years old were taken to assassin training camps in the Gara region of Iraq.
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.
