MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN SEND MERCENARIES TO KURDISTAN / IRAK – URGENT CALL BY PKK PARTY (KCK)

12 June 2021 : Intense fighting and renewed diplomatic efforts as the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan continue:

  • There have again been reports that Islamist mercenaries are being deployed by Turkey in South Kurdistan. They are being transferred from Libya, Azerbaijan and Syria via Amman (Jordan). From there, planes take the Islamist mercenaries directly to Erbil Airport in South Kurdistan. Then, they are being deployed to the area Haji Omeran in the Soran region and to the surrounding area of Dohuk in the Behdinan region. Upon their arrival in Erbil, members of the MIT (Turkish secret service) and the KDP organize their deployment. The Islamist mercenaries are being dressed in military uniforms of KDP-forces in order to avoid them being recognized.
  • In an interview on June 10, the commander of the HPG (People`s Defense Forces) Central Command, Murat Karayilan,
  • rejected the accusations that PKK forces had attacked Peshmerga forces and called for a dialogue between all Kurdish parties. He stated that an inter-Kurdish conflict would not be in the interest of the PKK. Karayilan also talked about a delegation that met with PKK representatives a few months ago and passed on a message from the Turkish president Erdogan. According to Karayilan, Erdogan had asked for a ceasefire in North Kurdistan (southeast Turkey).
  • According to reports by the HPG, on June 7, the Turkish army has launched a renewed offensive in the Avasin region in South Kurdistan. The heavy attacks of the Turkish army were met by a fierce resistance of the HPG guerrilla in the area. 12 Turkish soldiers have been killed and three more wounded as a result of the heavy clashes. The fighting is still continuing.
  • A video of the deployment of KDP-forces to areas controlled by the HPG guerrilla in the Metina region shows that German weapons are being used by the KDP-forces for their attacks. In the video a German military vehicle (model: Allschutz-Transport-Fahrzeug (ATF) Dingo) is clearly visible.
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Best,

Azad Serdar

KCK Press Office