According to undisclosed security sources, the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) conducted a mission to target weapons and ammunition storage facilities belonging to the terrorist organization YPG/PKK as part of counter-terrorism operations in northern Syria.
The MIT executed this operation in southern Syria, situated south of the Turkish border. This action was prompted by intelligence indicating that the PKK/YPG had planned the attack on the Interior Ministry in the Turkish capital, Ankara, the previous Sunday from within Syria. The sources revealed that the terrorists involved in the attack had infiltrated Turkey from Syria.
During this operation, the weapons and ammunition depots of the PKK/YPG terrorist group were dismantled, along with units responsible for carrying out attacks and acts of sabotage, as well as research and development centers.
The statement emphasized that operations against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG would persist until Turkey’s objectives are met.
In the incident on Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated himself in front of the interior ministry building in Turkey’s capital, while another terrorist was neutralized by security forces at the entrance gate. Two police officers sustained minor injuries during the attack.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched three successful anti-terrorism campaigns in northern Syria, aimed at preventing the establishment of a terrorist corridor and facilitating the peaceful resettlement of local residents. These campaigns were named Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
Over the course of its more than 35-year-long terrorist campaign against Turkey, the PKK, classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union, has been responsible for the deaths of over 40,000 individuals, including women, children, and infants. The YPG serves as its Syrian counterpart.
