TR Military Operations in Northern Iraq

[Kartal1]

1864 - Tepe Bahar TSK line is completed.

Only one thing is left. Looks like TSK would push for Tepe Bahar and the tunnel in the area next year.

 

[Kartal1]

A closer look at the Tepe Bahar area that is most probably destined to be the next operation area of TSK next year.

The hill is at the altitude of 1864m. The length of the hill line is 3 km. Both sides of the sides of the hill are made by sharp, steep rocks and the freedom of movement is limited.

Here we see the main entrance and three other exits of the main tunnel in Tepe Bahar area.

The entrances of the tunnels are opened in very steep (almost vertical) areas where they opened holes from which they can conduct surveillance, attacks by snipers, grenade launchers etc.

If we calculate the length of the tunnel only at the summit area we can conclude that it is long around 1km. Taking in account that these tunnels have low points, labyrinth like design we can conclude that the total length is a couple kilometers.

The windows/exits of the tunnel are expanding from the start of Claw-Lock operations. This year they intensified the expansion of the tunnel and work is still going on inside.

For a good source on the operations here: https://twitter.com/hakikatlariniza

 

[Bozan]

Iraq's top court rules to oust the speaker and a rival lawmaker from Parliament

Iraq’s top court has ruled that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from the country’s Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men.

apnews.com

Iran's influence continues to grow to new heights in Iraq. After securing it's route to Syria it is now seeking to gain more control of Iraqi parliament.

The supreme court is close to Iran and just ousted the speaker from parliament.

 

[Kartal1]

Unfortunately the terrorists managed to pull simultaneous attacks yesterday morning by using mortars and infiltration attempts at many TSK points in the area of Gapnerk Mountain and Matin Mountain.

In the attack on one of the points where the Special Forces are tasked in Matin Infantry First Lieutenant Abdullah KOSE was heavily injured and unfortunately fell martyr. May Allah accept his martyrdom.

In result of these attacks TSK inflicted heavy damage to PKK. In the Matin infiltration against the Special Forces, 5 terrorists were killed initially and 5 more were killed in the following actions.

1 terrorist was killed in the Gapnerk Mountain area.

The terrorists used the opportunity that came with the bad weather in the last couple of days including heavy rain and fog. They first hit the TSK points with heavy weapons, tried to pull out infiltrations and even tried to hit the reinforcements that were coming.

 

[Kartal1]

It seems that a permanent base is being established on the Tatasara hill in Hakurk, which has been deployed in the past weeks.

After the Claw-2 operation, that is, after 4 years, an forward hill was taken in Hakurk for the first time.

We can say that we have reached the end of Claw Lock in 2023. What happened in the operation that started late this year?

1. Base areas established in Linik

2. The area between Hetit and Linik was taken

3. Base area in Seri

4. Base area to Matin

5. Base area for 2000 and 2060 altitude peak in the Matina area

6. New units were deployed to the area between Parasiye and the operation area in Metina

7. The area between Parasiya and Tirvanis is taken

8. Deployment took place around the PKK tunnel in Gapnerk mountain

9. New base to the 1500 altitude peak of Gapnerk mountain

https://twitter.com/hakikatlariniza/status/1726335883824320629/photo/1

 

[Kartal1]

PKK reported serious on foot movement of Turkish soldiers around Dure in Berwari Bala region in Duhok. Tens of soldiers are seen in the footage.

 

[Saithan]

It seems that a permanent base is being established on the Tatasara hill in Hakurk, which has been deployed in the past weeks.

After the Claw-2 operation, that is, after 4 years, an forward hill was taken in Hakurk for the first time.

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We can say that we have reached the end of Claw Lock in 2023. What happened in the operation that started late this year?

1. Base areas established in Linik

2. The area between Hetit and Linik was taken

3. Base area in Seri

4. Base area to Matin

5. Base area for 2000 and 2060 altitude peak in the Matina area

6. New units were deployed to the area between Parasiye and the operation area in Metina

7. The area between Parasiya and Tirvanis is taken

8. Deployment took place around the PKK tunnel in Gapnerk mountain

9. New base to the 1500 altitude peak of Gapnerk mountain

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1726335883824320629

Sorry, but can you give us an estimate of distance to our national borders from the objectives listed ?

 

[Isbara]

Unfortunately the terrorists managed to pull simultaneous attacks yesterday morning by using mortars and infiltration attempts at many TSK points in the area of Gapnerk Mountain and Matin Mountain.

In the attack on one of the points where the Special Forces are tasked in Matin Infantry First Lieutenant Abdullah KOSE was heavily injured and unfortunately fell martyr. May Allah accept his martyrdom.

View attachment 63132

In result of these attacks TSK inflicted heavy damage to PKK. In the Matin infiltration against the Special Forces, 5 terrorists were killed initially and 5 more were killed in the following actions.

1 terrorist was killed in the Gapnerk Mountain area.

The terrorists used the opportunity that came with the bad weather in the last couple of days including heavy rain and fog. They first hit the TSK points with heavy weapons, tried to pull out infiltrations and even tried to hit the reinforcements that were coming.

View attachment 63133

It seems rats attacked our forward bases, establishments by using their usual tactic. Pin down the positions by using heavy weapons(Mortars and RPG's) then try to infiltrate bases under cover of heavy mechine gun fire.
This is what i get from your message.

 

[Kartal1]

Sorry, but can you give us an estimate of distance to our national borders from the objectives listed ?

It depends which area of the Turkish border we take as a reference but approximately it should look like this.

1. Base areas established in Linik- ~18km

2. The area between Hetit and Linik was taken- ~17km

3. Base area in Seri- ~9.5km

4. Base area to Matin- ~16km

5. Base area for 2000 and 2060 altitude peak in the Matina area- ~15km

6. New units were deployed to the area between Parasiye and the operation area in Metina- ~11km

7. The area between Parasiya and Tirvanis is taken- ~8km

8. Deployment took place around the PKK tunnel in Gapnerk mountain- ~7.5

9. New base to the 1500 altitude peak of Gapnerk mountain- ~7km

 

[Tornadoss]

PKK reported serious on foot movement of Turkish soldiers around Dure in Berwari Bala region in Duhok. Tens of soldiers are seen in the footage.

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This doesn't seem secure for our troops. What if car crashes to them?

 

[Kartal1]

It seems rats attacked our forward bases, establishments by using their usual tactic. Pin down the positions by using heavy weapons(Mortars and RPG's) then try to infiltrate bases under cover of heavy mechine gun fire.
This is what i get from your message.

That's right and most importantly they used the weather conditions in their advantage for this operation.

I hope we don't see worst situation in the winter. It is already snowing in Zap, Metina, Gara, Avasin and Hakurk.

 

[Kartal1]

This doesn't seem secure for our troops. What if car crashes to them?

Most probably there is serious reason for why vehicles were not used. Maybe it was a movement that required less footprint. The soldiers moved at night.

 

[BaburKhan]

@Ryder

Turkiye relied too much on their proxy clowns to finish the job then beated around the bush.

Erdogan has himself to blame also relying on the Wests bullshit goodwill.

Turkey had no Capabillities in that Time to establish a no fly Zone in Northern Syria. In that Time no long Range AD were available, till now there is no indigenous one. Next Year when Siper Block I enter Service, it will change. For Syria it's too late !

If Turkey were Capable that Time to establish no fly Zone, no PKK, ISIS or any other Shit were nowhere near turkish Borders.

 

[Kartal1]

More details are coming out regarding the last PKK operation.

We talked about how the organization's Matin Mountain attack was planned long in advance. The organization shared a video about this. As we predicted, they planned and prepared the Matin Mountain attack weeks ago.

The video starts from a room inside a tunnel. 15 terrorists are doing training. The tunnel chamber is unlike the tunnel chambers in the Claw-Lock area. They poured concrete on the ground. They built a steel/iron construction roof. Most probably this tunnel is not the one in Matin mountain, village tunnel or Tepe Bahar tunnel.

The corridors of the tunnel are very wide. Again, it has little to do with the tunnels our army encountered. Most probably it was not made for defensive purposes. A guess is that it must be one of the tunnels on the Gara line. So it looks like the terrorists who carried out the attack came from Gara.

A group of 25~ people is examining the points where the Turkish Armed Forces are deployed via drone images. The man at the beginning of the video briefs the terrorists of the Turkish Armed Forces points. He must be the one who prepared and led the attack.
https://twitter.com/hakikatlariniza/status/1727333803301990512/photo/1

Apparently, the terrorist who planned and directed the attack was among the group of 5-6 people who were neutralized during the infiltration attempt.

And another terrorist that is visually confirmed killed. Both of them have grown beards. This gives us an idea about the time that passed between the video and the attack.

Another one we know is from the Nirvasitu attack, which resulted in the loss of 3 soldiers in December 2021 and was directed by the killed so-called area leader Siyabend. Almost all of those in that particular video were killed during the Claw-Lock operation. This terrorist has survived and is training terrorists for new attacks west of the Zap.

Their purpose was beyond infiltration. They planned to inflict heavy losses on the Turkish Armed Forces but didn't succeed.

https://twitter.com/hakikatlariniza

 

[Kartal1]

Something strange is happening in Gara. Sounds of weapons and bombing are heard.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1727381699435348281

 

[Kartal1]

Unfortunately yesterday we received bad news from Matin Mountain. Infantry NCO Necdet CALIS, Infantry Enlisted Private Emrah GUNDUZ and Infantry Enlisted Private Fevzi KIZILTAS were martyred in result of a PKK attack. May Allah accept their martyrdom!

While we expected even more casualties from Matin due to the fact that it is not good protected we did a good job till now without giving martyrs at this position. Extraordinary effort was put in the area, the position was defended very good till now and in result of search and destroy operations in the area many PKK hideouts, caves and small tunnel networks were destroyed.

In the period of operations in the last 5 years 70 summit and hills were cleansed. Only 6 areas are left until we totally close the buffer zone.

• The camps of the terrorist force on the Turkish border were destroyed and their infiltration was prevented.
• A buffer zone was established in Iraqi territory. A large part of the war is out of the territory of Turkiye.
• Approximately 10% of Barzani's territory came under the control of the Turkish Armed Forces.
• A large part of the PKK's experienced staff has been neutralized.
• Haftanin and Avasin/Basyan camps were completely destroyed, and a large part of Hakurk, Metina and Zap camps were destroyed.

 

[Ryder]

Unfortunately yesterday we received bad news from Matin Mountain. Infantry NCO Necdet CALIS, Infantry Enlisted Private Emrah GUNDUZ and Infantry Enlisted Private Fevzi KIZILTAS were martyred in result of a PKK attack. May Allah accept their martyrdom!

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While we expected even more casualties from Matin due to the fact that it is not good protected we did a good job till now without giving martyrs at this position. Extraordinary effort was put in the area, the position was defended very good till now and in result of search and destroy operations in the area many PKK hideouts, caves and small tunnel networks were destroyed.

In the period of operations in the last 5 years 70 summit and hills were cleansed. Only 6 areas are left until we totally close the buffer zone.

View attachment 63329

• The camps of the terrorist force on the Turkish border were destroyed and their infiltration was prevented.
• A buffer zone was established in Iraqi territory. A large part of the war is out of the territory of Turkiye.
• Approximately 10% of Barzani's territory came under the control of the Turkish Armed Forces.
• A large part of the PKK's experienced staff has been neutralized.
• Haftanin and Avasin/Basyan camps were completely destroyed, and a large part of Hakurk, Metina and Zap camps were destroyed.

Our warriors are fighting in such a nightmare of a terrain.

I really hope the Turkish public can accumlate knowledge and realise this fighting wont end in 1 day it will take years.

 

[Maximilien Robespierre]

Manpads maybe not, what about medium range AD?

Do we know what the US has handed the YPG? We lost 4 drones since June this year, 2 of them in the Kandil area

there is no explosion or shrapnel marks on drones.

 

[Kartal1]

A high ranked terrorist known for his contribution to the PKK's tunnel networks, code name "Harun Egid" Mehmet Akin was neutralized in a MIT operation in the north of Iraq.

 

[Kartal1]

Operations are going non stop. Abandoned hideouts were searched and cleansed. A number of terrorists were also killed in Hakurk in the last couple of days. Unfortunately our primary source for data is down at this time and analysis will proceed in a slower temp as we can't clearly see the situation on the field.

Local media reported that an off-duty "Peshmerga fighter" and a "shepherd" were hit by a Turkish drone strike in Bamerni (there is Turkish base in the area).

The Turkish Ministry of National Defence confirmed earlier that 2 terrorists were neutralized.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1732020607737286868

The identity of the "Peshmerga" is 44 years old Ali Cemil from the area of Batifa. A 23 years old "shepherd" was injured.

There are two options. They were either identified as terrorists and hit as a predetermined target or they entered a military area and were hit because of that. Civilian clothing is not a reason to hold fire. In one of the biggest attacks on the Parasiya military outpost the terrorists came in civilian clothing. Unfortunately there are incidents in which civilians are hit because of their irresponsible behavior, breaking TSK's warning in no passage areas. In the past there was practice to warn people with drones that are relaying audio messages in Kurdish. I am not sure if this is still practiced.

The mayor of the village Eli Sirti also said "In fact, there was a great fear in the area because it was very close. The people of the village no longer dare to leave the village because of death."