The Turkish military camp was attacked by surprise, and a large number of soldiers were killed and woundedIraqi Kurdish forces announced that they had successfully launched a sneak attack, which led to a major blow to the Turkish army, killing 37 servicemen, including 1 captain officer! Iraqi Kurdish militant groups attacked resting Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq, with devastating consequences, according to a February 29 report by the Greek Pentapostagma**.
In response to the attack, Kurdish forces issued a statement claiming that they had hacked into the cable network, destroyed surveillance cameras at a Turkish base, and successfully looted the ** and military equipment of Turkish soldiers who were resting. Subsequently, they used these ** to launch an attack on the Turkish soldiers, captured the base and set it on fire.
*The footage, released by Kurdish-governed **Ger La TV, shows that the sneak attack took place around 12:50 p.m. on Feb. 17 near the village of Martyr Nature Viyan in the Zap region of northern Iraq.
The Kurdish forces noted in a statement that the attack resulted in "the death of 1 Turkish soldier, including 37 captains, many ** and military equipment were captured, and the rest were destroyed." "Turkey suffered huge losses in this attack, which killed 37 servicemen at once. It is worth noting that as of now, Turkish officials have not responded in any way to this news.
This is not the first time that Kurdish forces have attacked while Turkish soldiers are sleeping. According to Turkey's Anadolu news agency on January 13, a Turkish military base near Martina in northern Iraq was attacked by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), resulting in heavy casualties — nine Turkish soldiers died on the spot, four more seriously wounded soldiers died the night after the battle ended, and several others were injured. Kurdistan Workers' Party militants are also *** 12 people.
The PKK's feud with Turkey has persisted for years. Kurdish attacks on Turkey over a 35-year period have killed more than 40,000 Turks, including women, children and infants. The Kurdistan Workers' Party has branches in Syria and has dug a number of mountains in northern Iraq, turning it into a real fortress. From time to time, the Turkish army announces encirclement and suppression of the Kurds in Syria and Iraq.
Turkish intelligence announced on February 27 that it had killed Mi Seyed Ahmed, the leader of Kurdish forces in northern Syria. She was responsible for procuring and using missiles for Kurdish militant groups and attacking Turkish security forces with missiles. Turkey's Ministry of Defense announced on February 25 that it had "eliminated" four PKK militants in northern Iraq near the Turkish border.
Turkey's Defense Ministry announced on February 22 that over the past week, Turkish forces had managed to eliminate 60 Kurdish militants who were hiding in northern Iraq and the Syrian border area. In less than two months of the year, Turkish forces have killed 458 Kurdish militants, including 184 in northern Iraq and 274 in northern Syria.