I doNot to want to sound like terrorist organization propaganda, but previously the PKK could block highways and check IDs within the borders of Turkey. These are now over, thanks to these cross-border operations. In terms of security, currently Hakkari is not different from other Anatolian cities. Unfortunately, there is a scourge of terrorism and we are suffering martyrs. However, the benefits of these operations cannot be ignored. Military service is difficult. Even in Anatolia, we even have soldiers who freeze to death and become martyrs.
Retired General Osman Pamukoğlu: “I am against establishing bases across the border, we have nothing to do with land.
We are looking for the terrorist. We enter, destroy it in 3-4 days and leave.
I entered and exited Iraq 21 times. Why? I don't need to stay there.
There is only one formula in unconventional warfare: Search-find-destroy.
Just like an eagle pursuing its prey, you will soar and take it in an instant. You won't settle there.
The USA suffered 56 thousand deaths by raiding its bases in Vietnam.
Base means you are fixed, you are being watched, you are being followed.
If you have a base, you will be attacked when you are weak.”