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Wouldn't it be easier for our guys to reach to him there?According to information leaked around a week ago from within the Iraqi Ministry of Internal Affairs it was revealed that Ferhat Abdi Sahin, the leader of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization in Syria is illegally residing in PUK controlled Kirkuk with the help of false ID. He was residing under the false name of Muhammad Halil Husain. It is thought that there are concerns for his safety in Syria and he took refuge in Iraq due to Turkish pressure.
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We can reach him everywhere. The problem is our agreement with the US.Wouldn't it be easier for our guys to reach to him there?
Wouldn’t this be a good time to reduce PUK influence. If PUK lost influence and got smaller while other parties gained more influence it’d limit their abilities more.We can reach him everywhere. The problem is our agreement with the US.
How I read the situation is that he is slowly realizing that he is disposable and he is scared of being left unprotected by the US. This is why he wants to guarantee his safety by asking PUK for help.
He knows very well that he is breaching the rules put by us by travelling to meet with PUK and most probably the US warned him to not put US forces in risk by such a risky travel. They probably told him "If you want to travel, then we wouldn't be able to ensure your security", after we took this warning drone shot at the Suleymaniye airport. Turkiye is pushing the limits.
We know that PUK arranges the transport of PKK HVTs with a PUK marked political vehicles and false IDs between Syria and Iraq for some time, after nothing else worked. I bet that Ferhat Abdi Sahin is staying in a PUK place, under PUK protection and wherever he goes, he goes in a PUK marked vehicle. This way, they guarantee his safety (the safety which the US can no longer guarantee while he is in Iraq), because they know that the preferred option for us is not to strike a target belonging to the second most powerful Kurdish party in KRG. This will bring repercussions.
In order to ensure a possible undisturbed stay in Iraq under PUK protection, they forged a false identity where he can do what he needs to do without causing suspicion and prevent intelligence leaks. If you have a Syrian passport and you try to enter the KRG you can get a 30 day visa permit which would be lengthened in different cases. The situation is such that if he travels with his real passport not only MIT will confirm trough more than one sources that he travelled, but if he wants to stay in KRG for more than 30 days he may face a legal situation sourced by KDP influence within the KRG government. With the forging of this false Iraqi citizenship PUK basically both covers his identity on entry/departure in/from Iraq and also ensures that he won't face a legal problem with the KRG law enforcements. The management of information leak on Syrian territory is easy as he is holding the strings, but in Iraq the situation changes.
I think this is a countermeasure caused by his panic. Can we strike him in this situation if the need arise and the conditions are met? Yes, we can. What we can't do is strike him directly, but there are more than one options on the table. The hand of the Turkish State is long and no enemy of Turkiye can feel safe.
We can ask why the Iraqi authorities revealed his false identity? In order to eliminate a safe exit from Syria if SHTF and enforce a dependence towards Iran. Why they chose this instead of sending a suicide drone at his house? Because they have plans with PUK and such a move will get in the way of the high level cooperation between Iran and PUK so they prefer to keep him in Syria.
That's my humble opinion on the situation.
The influence of PUK depends on the political situation in KRG and after the latest elections the situation is not the brightest we've seen.Wouldn’t this be a good time to reduce PUK influence. If PUK lost influence and got smaller while other parties gained more influence it’d limit their abilities more.
I believe the moles are staying hidden during all these operations within our borders.The operation continues in the west of Metina, and the operation has expanded significantly.
TSK is stationed on the hill between Bilozan and Baze.
Speaking to Kurdsat, a person from Baze village stated that while leaving the village and going shopping, he was stopped by the Turkish Armed Forces and his identity was checked. The speaker stated that there were many Turkish soldiers in the area.
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It was reported that the Turkish Armed Forces established checkpoints and carried out identity checks not only between Baze-Bilozan, but also on the Kani-Blave line in the west part of Metina. It is reported that the Turkish Armed Forces established checkpoints on the main roads in Bamerne and Kani Masi.
PKK sources also reports that TSK established control points in Amediye and 10 suspects were arrested after ID checks.
Soldier also conducted on foot patrols in some areas
Since last night, there has been intense personnel movement and reinforcement in some areas in the north of Iraq. There is also activity in Hakurk.
There are a couple of small PKK groups in Turkiye right now. With the latest operations in Batman, Dogubayazit and Beytussebap we hit them very hard and even managed to take down terrorists from the "RED", "ORANGE" and "GREY" Most Wanted lists. Very big percentage of the armed terrorists in Turkiye are taking place in these lists and this affirms the determination for their neutralization.I believe the moles are staying hidden during all these operations within our borders.
Which one?MIT stepped on the tail of the Black Snake. One of the leaders of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was eliminated during a special operation in the Qamishli region in Syria. View attachment 68984
This is related to Iraq central government not being an independent government, but due to the number of shia living there have become a iranian proxy/marionette of sorts.Intense airstrikes were conducted against targets in Tepe Bahar area.
Turkish Armed Forces, Kani Blava, west of Metina. The Turkish Armed Forces have significantly reduced the freedom movement of PKK in Metina, both from the villages inside and from the villages outside. There is pressure on Metina from every point. We can say that Metina is currently encircled.
Tonight T-129 ATAK helicopters of the Turkish Armed Forces targeted PKK terrorist organization positions in Metina/Baze.
And as we talk about the big success of this operation guess who is entering the show (again).
Of course the Iranian proxies of the Islamic Resistance of Iraq .
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Statement:
"In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Permission is given to those who are being fought because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah for their victory (is) surely Able.
Allah has spoken the truth
The brutal Turkish forces carried out a barbaric attack, occupied new villages, and terrorized the people of our beloved Iraq, without prior coordination with or knowledge of the central government. Astonished by the complete silence of the regional government, which by its silence supported this invasion, the Iraqi resistance expresses its readiness to expel the occupier from the lands of Iraq, as it did with ISIS terrorist organizations, whoever they are and wherever they are, and we call on the Iraqi parliament to hold an emergency session to clarify its position on these attacks.
Therefore, the occupying Turkish forces must immediately withdraw from Iraq in order to preserve the blood and dignity of its forces and God is the supporter of the believers
The General Secretariat of the Islamic Resistance, the True Promise Corps
Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH
information Office
2024 June 25"
Now, this comes after the extreme success of TSK in its operation in Metina and the focus moving at critical points like the tunnel networks in Metina and Tepe Bahar. We also know that intensive work is being carried out at the location of the tunnel network in Seri.
This comes after a statement by General Mohammed Sakr al-Saiedi, Commander of the Border Forces of the Iraqi Ministry of Internal Affairs who is stating:
"Iraq has not had checkpoints along the Iraq-Turkey border throughout its history, which has led to the operation of illegal armed individuals.
We are coordinating with the Turkish side to establish a common coordination center so that there will be no conflict between our troops and Turkish troops and we can build checkpoints on the Iraq-Turkey border strip.
We initially got positive results regarding coordination, but nothing concrete has happened on the field yet, but there is a serious effort. "I hope there will be a great understanding between the two countries because this is an important and big issue."
By what we see on the field in the face of Turkish troops conducting ID checks in the villages in Metina, Zap and Hakurk, conducting patrols on foot and establishing control points, we can understand that the Iraqi forces intervention is not enough or simply said, the Iraqi side don't want to do what it needs to do.
The operation is going on in full coordination with the Peshmerga forces. We can see the strategic planning and the big picture. The areas that currently TSK is patrolling and the points at which TSK is positioned are all points where Peshmergas were positioned previously. Peshmerga started the preparation for this operation years before the actual intervention by establishing base areas and gathering critical information on the areas of operation, so when TSK arrives everything is ready for TSK intervention.