ANKARA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish intelligence has "neutralized" a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, Türkiye's state-run TRT broadcaster reported on Monday.

The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has "neutralized" Sedat Aksu, code-named Sevger Ciya, in a pinpoint operation in northern Iraq's Gara region, said the report, citing anonymous security sources, without specifying the timing of the operation.

Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralize" in their statements to imply the alleged "terrorists" have either surrendered, been killed, or been captured.

The MIT agents tailed Aksu for a long time and discovered that he was supplying arms to the PKK members preparing for an attack in the region where the Turkish forces are conducting Operation Claw-Lock, the report said.

The Turkish government launched Operation Claw-Lock in April 2022 to fight the PKK in northern Iraq near the Turkish border.

Aksu joined the PKK in 1998 and was promoted to a ringleader in the group's Syrian arm in 2016. When he was targeted, he was serving as an executive at the PKK council in northern Iraq and in charge of the PKK's armoury in the Gara region.

Turkish forces often carry out cross-border operations in northern Iraq against the PKK militants, especially in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group.

The PKK, designated as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, and the European Union, has rebelled against the Turkish government for more than three decades. Enditem

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