PKK's so-called brigade leader Muhammed Azo ‘neutralized’ in northern Syria
Turkish intelligence successfully eliminated the so-called brigade leader of the terrorist group PKK in northern Syria, according to security sources. Muhammed Azo had been targeted the previous year but had survived with injuries, as reported by the sources on the condition of anonymity.
- Anti-terror fight
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:10 | 28 October 2023
- Modified Date: 12:10 | 28 October 2023
Turkish intelligence "neutralized" the terrorist group PKK's so-called brigade leader in northern Syria, according to security sources on Saturday.
Muhammed Azo was targeted last year as well, but had survived with injuries, said the sources on condition of anonymity.
He was sent for medical treatment, and returned to northern Syria, after which action was taken against him.
Azo was wanted for being the perpetrator of an attack on Feb. 2, 2022 near the Yakacik military post, southeastern Türkiye, in which a Turkish soldier was killed and three others injured.
He was serving as the so-called brigade leader within the terrorist organization, and is said to have assumed the role of coordination officer for a joint exercise involving 250 terrorists and US forces in Derik, northern Syria, on Sept. 7, 2022.
The sources said Azo also took friendly photos with US soldiers during the drill.