PKK terrorists in Syria’s Afrin alarmed by Turkish border mobilization

Increased mobilization of troops, by Turkey, across the northern Syrian towns of Azaz and Tal Rifat has alarmed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, in the northwestern border town of Afrin, as the terror group continues to fortify its positions in preparation for a possible Turkish operation.

PKK/PYD terrorists have declared the area surrounding the April 17 Dam off-limits as it transformed the three water turbines, located at the foot of the mountains under its control, west of the dam, into sanctuaries for its fighters.

The three underground tunnels, which stretch for 250 meters, have been filled with operation units and food supplies.

Photos have reached Yeni Şafak that appear to show a PKK prison where the terrorist group detains civilians who oppose it.

Detainees in the facility, located in the Afrin- Raco region, are accused of cooperating with Turkey and are subjected to inhumane torture.

Since PKK terrorists seized control over Afrin, at the start of the Syrian war, and later on with the complicity of the Russian-backed Assad regime, over 1,500 civilians were forced to flee the town.

Alarmed by PYD terrorists’ increasing shelling of military points and civilian regions, Turkish Armed Forces (TAF)’s recent mobilization sent shockwaves among the ranks of terrorists in the PKK-controlled town of Afrin, Tal Rifat and Minnig.

In the past 15 days, over 70 Afrin residents, accused of being Turkish and Free Syrian Army (FSA) agents, were arrested and taken to the Afrin- Raco prison, where they’re subjected to various forms of torture, including electrocution and strappados, and are carried out with the participation of members of Syrian and Western Intelligence agents.

After PYD terrorists’ cross-border fire hit units in Turkey’s southern town of Kilis, Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) retaliated last night by immediately returning fire with over 20 artillery shells that struck the PYD’s position in Afrin, which was heard from Kilis, across the border.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.

The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.