CENTRAL NEWS
The occupation operations by the Turkish state and its KDP collaborators continue to target-oriented attacks within Kurdistan.
In addition to the military bases and units of the Turkish state in Kurdistan; KDP has now opened centres for the MIT (Turkish Intelligence). Most of these are in Dihok, while Hewler and Zaxo are also infested.
Within these centres, the occupying Turkish army tries to gather intelligence by forcibly activating the civilian population. A Turkish state that carried out civilian massacres, using this intelligence has so far killed hundreds of civilians.
Apart from the abovementioned regions, the occupying Turkish state has been occupying the Bradost area since last year.
REACTION OF PUBLIC
Under international law, the military power of another state cannot cross its borders unless one state gives its approval. The military bases of the Turkish state were established with the approval of the Federated Kurdistan administration. When the military base of the Turkish state in Bashika came to the agenda, the Federated Government announced that the Turkish soldiers were here with their own knowledge.
The soldiers deployed at these bases carried out attacks on the people and the region kidnapped and massacred the citizens: they also carried out attacks against the Kurdistan Freedom Movement at every opportunity. The people of the region react to these forces and ask them to leave the region.
The Iraqi government has repeatedly demanded that the occupying forces of the Turkish state leave Iraq. In fact, the Federated Kurdistan Parliament made a decision to remove the Turkish forces in 2003. However, the KDP prevented the implementation of the decision as well as the other initiatives of the Iraqi state.
The people of Bashur, on the other hand, reacted constantly to the occupation of the territories by various actions. The most obvious of these reactions; During the Zap attack of the Turkish army in 2008, when the soldiers in Amediyê and Bamernê bases wanted to attack with tanks, the people did not allow them to leave their barracks.
The other and most important reaction was the gathering in Dêralok against the civilian massacres of the Turkish state on January 26, despite the obstacles of the security forces. On the same day, the people marched towards Sîrê Military Base in Şêladizê, entered the military base and set fire to the military vehicles. Despite the obstruction by the security forces, the people who crossed the wires and entered the military base showed their anger towards the Turkish state by shouting slogans “Enemy Erdogan” and “Killer Erdogan”. Thousands wanted the Turkish soldiers who had been occupying positions in Bashar for years, to leave. 2 civilians were killed and 6 civilians were injured in the attack of Turkish soldiers. One of the murdered was a child.
The occupied areas in Bradost are:
* Lêlikan
* Navmêrgan
* Xelkere
* Bilasinên
* Xelifan
* Geliyê Reş
* Araqa
* Xeme
* Bezinê
* Bênavok
* Çinaro
* Çiyayê Kitkin
* Reşmelê
* Şapanê
* Kanîreş
* Qongre
* Sosınê
Newly added places to the list include Shifif Mountain, Xakurkê’s Martyr Dervish Hill, Martyr Sarya Hill and Lolan Suyu environs. The process of deepening the invasion initiated on May 28th.
POWERS IN THE BASES
Some information was obtained about the areas occupied by the Turkish state in Basur Kurdistan and their forces, weapons and equipment in these bases.
Information obtained about the bases of the occupying Turkish state in Diyana, Shaqlawa, Amediyê, Kanîmasî, Şêladizê and Bamernê; the number of soldiers, weapons and equipment in these bases are as follows:
ZAXO
Diyana
- Binpiştiyê base area (on the route of Diyana and Rewanduz)
- Herirê base area. Although there is a heliport in this base area, this area is used as the centre of reconnaissance aircraft.
Saqlawa
- 3-4 places near the peshmerga barracks.
Kanimasi, Seladize and Bamerne
There are enough forces for 1 battalion in these regions:
- 324 senior soldiers in Kanimasi, Şêladizê and Bamernê;
- 50 tanks
- 70 Hammers
- 98 balls
- 86 mortars
- 77 RPG-7; Around 90 pieces;
- 47 military vehicles
- 93 BKCs
- 22 floodlight launchers
- 13 howitzer and heavy cannons
- 11 minesweepers
- 54 satellite phones
- 85 locators
in the Qiredê sub-district of Zaxo:
- 6 tanks
- 15 RPG-7; 2 pcs
- 2 Hammer
- 11 balls
- 14 civil buses
- 11 Kanas
- 12 BKCs
On the Batufa-Zaxo route, in a village of Batufa (this village is kept secret), there are:
- 16 soldiers
- 1 120 mm mortar
DIHOK
There are 13 official places in Dihok. In Dihok, the KDP’s intelligence officer named Omar and his subordinates Faruk Beg are in contact with the Turkish authorities on behalf of the KDP. There are 980 Turkish soldiers in Dihok area.
In Batufa, between Dihok and Zaxo, there are
- 91 soldiers
- 240 infantry and
- 340 special force personnel
*Bamernê is a centre for logistics and supply. Here are:
- 55 tanks
- 18 units of Hammer
- 16 civil buses
in the Amediyê district of Dihok:
- 6 tanks
- 3 pieces
- 6 mortars
- 4 Hammer
- 75 soldiers in the dominant hills
On Kubka Hill in Amediyê district of Dihok:
- 130 soldiers
- 2 tanks
There are 70 soldiers in Girê Spî and Deriyê Dawetiya.
There are 60 soldiers on Serê Sêvê hill.
There are 34 soldiers in Geliyê Zaxo.
There are 45 soldiers in Dihok’s Ahmediyê district centre.
*The Turkish army has a total of more than 10 thousand soldiers and personnel in Başûrê Kurdistan.
