Multi-colour map at the link. The Turks really need to consult a designer about their colour choices.
[Rudaw] Wait — when did they set up shop inside Kurdish cities, and why are they permitted to stay there?
The ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
began air and ground military operations in the Kurdistan Region in mid-June with the stated aim of removing suspected Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets from the area. So far, five civilians have been killed by
...KABOOM!...
s.
The map shows a
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for
spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
border areas in the Kurdistan Region. The
Ankara’s presence in the Kurdistan Region has grown significantly in recent decades, particularly since the 1990s.
Rizgar Ersi, a commander of the PKK, told the group’s media this week that Turkey is trying to establish "an occupation corridor" in the Kurdistan Region.
"It is trying to occupy a strip of land that is about 30 to 40 kilometres wide. If it succeeds in this, the attack will continue on a line from Qandil to Shingal and an occupation corridor will be built," he said.
Iraqi border forces in Zakho have set up five bases in "strategic" positions in order to de-escalate festivities between
Hamada Dizayee, Commander of the Iraqi 1st Border Guard unit told Rudaw’s Hiwa Jamal on Monday that Turkey has asked Iraqi border forces to cooperate with them amid Ankara’s ongoing operation in the border areas, located in the Kurdistan Region
"Turkey has asked to build cooperation with us in order to secure the areas on the Iraqi-
Iraqi border forces to cooperate with Turkey to 'secure' border areas
[Rudaw] Iraqi border forces and their
Hamada Dizayee, Commander of the Iraqi 1st Border Guard unit told Rudaw’s Hiwa Jamal on Monday that
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
has asked Iraqi border forces to cooperate with them amid Ankara’s ongoing operation in the border areas, located in the Kurdistan Region
"Turkey has asked to build cooperation with us in order to secure the areas on the Iraqi-
Turkey began fresh air and ground military operations in the Kurdistan Region in mid-June, with the stated aim of removing suspected Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets from the area.
Dubbed Operation Claw-Eagle, Ankara launched a set of
...KABOOM!...
s across the Kurdistan Region and Nineveh province on June 15, followed by a ground operation, or Operation-Claw Tiger, on June 17.
Turkey has conducted airstrikes and ground operations against the PKK within Iraq’s borders for years, accusing the federal Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government of failing to take measures against the group.
Kurds make up the majority of members of the Iraqi border forces units stationed in Dohuk province, with some Arab and Turkmen members. The force was established in 2003 and has been based in Duhok province since, according to Dizayee.
"Our only job is to monitor the borders and prevent smuggling across the border," he said.
Zebari told Rudaw on Monday that the main task of their forces is to protect the border with Turkey, in order to prevent the presence of "smugglers" between Iraq and Turkey.
"So far we have not had any issues with the PKK and the PKK has not prevented us from carrying out our duties," Zebari added.
Iraqi security analyst Husham al-Hashimi puts the number of PKK fighters in Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, at between 8,500 and 10,000, distributed across 81 points and bases.