MESOP SCANDAL : PKK TERROR IN SOUTH KURDIST AN – PKK Arrests Peshmerga Official near Qandil – The whereabouts & fate of the official remains unknown

Mohammad Dargalayi  – 15 Jan 2017 – BasNews –  ERBIL — Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Saturday arrested head of media department at Peshmerga forces’ 7th brigade in Qandil mountainous areas. Barham Ali Yasin, commander of the brigade, confirmed the report to BasNews and revealed Ali Wsou, the arrested Peshmerga official, was taken into custody at a PKK checkpoint near Zargalie village, Rawanduz district of Erbil province.

He stated that they will take every necessary step if the PKK is not going to release the Peshmerga until tomorrow.Sheikh Younis, a local official of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), told BasNews Wsou, with three other people, was traveling through Qandil route to Raniya district when PKK guerrillas stopped them and captured the Peshmerga.Younis pointed out that the arrestee is a member of KDP, and PKK forces singled him out among other passengers as they were aware of his membership in the KDP. This is the third case of KDP members brought into PKK custody in the last six months.The KDP official also revealed that influential individuals have been asked to negotiate the release of Wsou with PKK leadership. Wsou’s family members also confirmed the report and stated his whereabouts and destination remains unknown up to the moment. www.mesop.de