What changes will occur in PKK/KCK leadership by the end of 2025 following Özmen's capture?
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Turkey's MIT Captures PKK/KCK Ringleader Serhat Özmen, Known as Yılmaz, in Syria
Dec 6, 2024, 01:05 PM
Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has captured Serhat Özmen, a so-called ringleader of the PKK/KCK terrorist group in Syria, and brought him back to Turkey. Özmen, also known by the code name Yılmaz, was apprehended outside of Turkey as part of an operation targeting the group's intelligence structure in Syria.
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