Turkish military carries out road control in Tal Afar, which is 86 km deep
This is not true.
Turkish military carries out road control in Tal Afar, which is 86 km deep
There are very little leaks regarding the ongoing situation. For sure we know that there is fighting going on around Selaze, Asihe, Yekmale, Hanke and Hirabe. PKK claims that TSK launched attacks on areas around these villages, but we don't know if TSK was inserted trough air assault operation or other method of insertion. We know that the Turkish Air Forces are hitting targets all around already taken positions like the Matin tunnel for example.
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It is known that PKK continues its presence in Metina with the help of 5 tunnels. By the looks TSK is deployed in areas where it will try to establish full domination over Gapnerk Mountain and with the remaining forces they will try to attack the tunnels by starting with the one south of Selaze.
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It is reported that TSK is conducting a different kind of operation than the ones before. Tactics has changed. We will try to follow more and report.
Area of Operation:
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The best sources regarding the operation:
We will try to update the situation regularly.Please keep it updated. I am very much interested. It's about time I revisit my copy of
Small Unit Leader's Guide to Mountain Warfare Operations
I'd be good to respect OPSEC and maybe avoid maps for now, and compile them for sharing later.
but short updates without details.
As we share these maps we respect the OPSEC. We should also note that the OPSEC regulation level of this operation which is enforced by TSK is very high. As we are sharing these news and especially maps there is something important to note. These news can be used as a reference to the general state of the operation, but in no way they are representative of the current situation! As noted before by me and also by the sources I mainly use the developments will come with a couple of days to a month late in order to further reinforce the OPSEC.I'd be good to respect OPSEC and maybe avoid maps for now, and compile them for sharing later.
but short updates without details.
Important to note on the political front:
MIT Chief Ibrahim Kalin with Kubat Talabani during the recent visit.
For the context:
Qubad Talabani is the brother of Bafel Talabani, the leader of the PUK political party. Both of them are PKK supporters. Qubad Talabani is also the Deputi Prime Minister of KRG.
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@Bozan
What are the PKK numbers in the region and how are they scattered?