TR Military Operations in Northern Iraq

[Lool]

Exactly.

We have for years been trying to sweet talk Iran to move against the PKK in a coordinated effort, so far nothing has materialized. It's about time we get rid of the carrot and use the stick.

Yeah but I don’t expect the current government to do anything about it. They are surprisingly very passive about Iran for some reason.

Simply because no one will stand on Turkey's side when they fight against Iran. Iran's strength is in their number of allies....

In a one on one fight, Turkey will win against Iran but will be a tough one; however, a victory is a victory nonetheless

If Turkey did attack Iran, radicals like Hizbollah, Hamas, PKK, and many more elements in Iran will unite against Turkey. Arab nations will claim neutrality and Asian nations will also stay out of this especially with the deep China-Iran ties and obviously dont depend on the greatest hypocrites to ever exist, Western nations, to help

Therefore, Turkey will end up fighting a coalition of radicals across the whole Turkish nation borders within more than one front alone..... this fight wont end well for Turkey

 

[Kartal1]

Yeah but I don’t expect the current government to do anything about it. They are surprisingly very passive about Iran for some reason.

The reason is what we discussed above.

We can not sustain a prolonged conflict with Iran (proxies) and can not react to an Iranian response to the violation to Iranian sovereignty in case of a military operation inside Iran.

The problem is not a lack of tactical capabilities to carry out such an operation. With the needed preparations we can do it, but we will not be able to manage the damage after that.

In counter-terrorism operations, unconventional warfare and low-intensity conflicts like the one we see, sustainability is a key for the positive outcome of all the efforts. As we proved we can effectively sustain and adapt to the current tempo of the conflict and the challenges that are before us, but I am not confident that we would be able to resist the pressure of an Iranian response and we may lose all the progress we've made in Iraq in a matter of months.

My take is that apart from the technical capabilities that we should obtain in order to be able to effectively protect and sustain our military presence in Iraq, we should also work on a counter-measure in the unconventional side of things. We should prevent the spreading of "Kurdistan Hezbollah" as the IRGC calls the newly formed organization that will be active in KRG and establish deeper connection with local actors close to the KDP.

A very good development is the fact that the Hashdi Shaabi is mad about a Turkish meddling in the relationship between the Turkmen PMU fighters with the PMU leadership and objectives. We reportedly used Turkmen fighters in a covert operation against PUK targets. So this means that if we play our cards right we may be able to restore our influence within the Turkmens in Iraq and hopefully train and arm them within another project away from the Hashdi Shaabi. This may give a birth to both military, but also political victories. In such a case we must step up our game and I hope that we have the resources for it because we have other things to think of like Syria, Libya and Somalia.

 

[Kartal1]

Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council:

It was decided to close down three political parties affiliated with the terrorist organization PKK and confiscate their assets.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1820567354516095060

The closed parties are PADE, PTD and Tevgera Azadi.

 

[Saithan]

Those are interesting developments and to be honest a good move from Iraq. State assets used to promote terrorism should be punished harsher, if proven with evidence, should result in prison time no less than 15 years with good behavior.

 

[Kartal1]

Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer Habip Murat ALP fell martyr during a search and destroy operation in the Claw-Lock area of operations. He is the first martyr we lost due to an ambush/infiltration by the PKK's field teams in 2024. May Allah accept his martyrdom!

There are also some good news from our operations. According to one of our best sources, we killed 2 terrorists yesterday and at least 5 today in operations at the Tepe Bahar and Seri areas of Zap.

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Meanwhile regular airstrikes and T-129 Atak activities are continuing at the usual places. Operations in Hakurk are intensifying.

 

[Kartal1]

There are very important changes when it comes to our command and operations planning staff in the north of Iraq.

The commander of 2nd Army, General Metin TOKEL was appointed as the new commander of 1st Army.

The commander of 23rd Infantry Division, General Emre TAYANC is appointed as the new Deputy Commander of the Aegean Army.

The new commander of the 23rd Infantry Division is General Rifat DONEL. He comes from the position of the commander of the 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in TRNC.

We currently don't know what is the reason for these decisions, but for sure our commanders did an incredible job during these years. The Claw-Lock series of operations are of critical importance for the security of Turkiye. I wish even greater success of our new commanders and lets hope we manage to conclude the "Lock" as soon as possible.

 

[TheInsider]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1822933680253206855

PKK cave in Northern Iraq.

 

[Strong AI]

New Toy?

The lock is closing!

Northern Iraq, Claw-Lock Operation Area

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1809542458360868907

Not exactly new, but this is the toy that have shot down so many PKK drones recently. I initially thought it is Aselsan GOKER, but looks like we got a modernized, unmanned 40mm Bofors there.

Northern Iraq / Claw-Lock Operation Area

Terror targets are being destroyed one by one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1823407900665991669

 

[Kartal1]

Analysis by one of our main sources regarding the operations in the north of Iraq.

We hope we will not have any more problems this winter on Mount Matin. Here are the advantages we see in the area:

> Bases are being established on the Sergele passage and the hill to the east.
> Base is being established on the hill line to the south of the mountain, which the organization uses for infiltration.
> Base is established on the hard slope to the east of the mountain.
> Base is being established opposite the tunnel at the southern foot of the mountain.
> Additionally, there are improvements in all base areas in the area.

In addition to these, we see that the Peshmerga's effectiveness in the region has increased. Now, the three tunnels in the mountain are in sight and the routes used by the organization for infiltration have been taken under control.

The organization's fortifications in the villages near Gara (Mije and Spindar) were also destroyed. The Turkish Armed Forces are now intervening more harshly against the PKK presence in civilian areas.

When we examine the map, we can say that we see that there are no blind spots left for the TSK bases. Now there may be a threat to the bases in the south, but we also see that convoys go every evening for the base areas there.

So it looks like everything that needs to be done has been done. Hopefully we won't have any problems on Mount Matin this year. But there are base areas closer to the villages now. Hopefully we won't encounter serious problems from these villages.

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