It has been revealed that the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) terrorist organization is backing Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk. Footage from the region shows armed PKK terrorists stationed around armored vehicles belonging to the Peshmerga. It was found that the PKK was amassing reinforcements near the Peshmerga in the Kirkuk city center. PKK terrorists entered the city center bearing weapons.
PKK terrorists clashed with the Iraqi forces and Turkmens on the city streets. The number of PKK terrorists in the city has allegedly reached 1,200.
PKK flags were spotted in the city center. The PKK, who were allowed into the city by Najmiddin Karim, the former governor of Kirkuk who was removed from office by the Iraqi parliament, is also coordinating with the Peshmerga.
Photographs of the PKK and its ringleader Abdullah Öcalan were seen on the Peshmerga’s armored vehicles in the Kirkuk city center, verifying the terrorist organization’s presence in Kirkuk. Pro-PKK news sources have shared similar photographs on social media platforms.
The PKK terrorists trying to enter Daquq were blocked by security forces linked to the Turkmen Front.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.