Mastermind of 2013 Hatay attacks killed in Syria: Group

LATAKIA, Syria

A Turkish militant responsible for a spate of attacks in Turkey has reportedly been killed in war-torn Syria.

Mihrac Ural was killed in an attack by the Ahrar al-Sham group in the Latakia countryside in the country’s northwest, group spokesman Abu Yusuf al-Muhajir told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

He said the group’s fighters had shelled regime forces after spotting "suspicious activities" in northern Latakia’s Nabi Yunus area.

According to the spokesman, Ural -- along with a number of Russian officers -- was killed in the attack.

Ural is the leader of the so-called "Popular Front for the Liberation of Iskenderun", a pro-regime militia that is accused of killing more than 50 people in western Syria in 2013.

The Turkish authorities blame Ural for a spate of attacks in the town of Reyhanli in Turkey’s southern Hatay province in May of 2013 that left more than 50 people dead.

LATAKIA, Syria

A Turkish militant responsible for a spate of attacks in Turkey has reportedly been killed in war-torn Syria.

Mihrac Ural was killed in an attack by the Ahrar al-Sham group in the Latakia countryside in the country’s northwest, group spokesman Abu Yusuf al-Muhajir told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

He said the group’s fighters had shelled regime forces after spotting "suspicious activities" in northern Latakia’s Nabi Yunus area.

According to the spokesman, Ural -- along with a number of Russian officers -- was killed in the attack.

Ural is the leader of the so-called "Popular Front for the Liberation of Iskenderun", a pro-regime militia that is accused of killing more than 50 people in western Syria in 2013.

The Turkish authorities blame Ural for a spate of attacks in the town of Reyhanli in Turkey’s southern Hatay province in May of 2013 that left more than 50 people dead.