A Syrian woman has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Istanbul for her involvement in a deadly explosion that occurred in 2022. The incident took place on Nov. 13, 2022, on Istiklal Avenue, a popular shopping district in Istanbul. The explosion resulted in the tragic loss of six lives, including two children, and left 99 others injured.
The woman, identified as Alham Albashir, was convicted on terrorism charges and received seven consecutive life sentences. According to reports, Albashir, along with another individual named Bilal el-Hacmaus, were intelligence operatives associated with the YPG, a Syrian Kurdish militia group, and its political branch, the PYD.
