Syrian Kurdistan... A leader within the PKK fled with his escort from rural Derbasiya to Turkey

ARK News… SOHR confirmed that a Turkish-born Kurdish commander (PKK) in Syria Democratic Forces QSD fled on Saturday with his bodyguard to Turkey.

SOHR added that the commander and his bodyguard headed to the Turkish territory from the eastern countryside of Derbasiya city where SDF members opened fire on them, attempting to prevent them from leaving Syria. However, the two defectors managed to reach Turkey.

On May 10, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it continued monitoring and tracking the issue of SDF Turkish- born commanders’ escape to Turkey. In the latest development, SOHR could reveal new details surrounding the killing of a financial official in SDF while attempting to escape to Turkey.

The official in question, known by his initials as B, is a Turkish Kurd and serves as a financial official in Syria Democratic Forces. The official was trying to escape to Turkey with large sums of money in his possession by virtue of his post, while another person escorted him.

The official planned to cross into Turkey via Jatli village and Qarmani town on the Turkey-Syria border where Turkish vehicles were waiting for him. However, his repeated visits to the area uncovered his plan, as he was tracked by SDF intelligence and shot dead while attempting to escape.

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