In Kirkuk, where the Iraqi army is pushing forward with a military operation, Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) terrorists are amassing in the city center beside the Peshmerga forces. Images from the region show that armed PKK terrorists have infiltrated the city center. PKK terrorists are positioned on many streets and are moving in coordination with the Peshmerga.
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 dismissed 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. News sources sympathetic to the PKK terrorist organization have shared similar photographs on social media platforms.
PKK terrorists entered the city center bearing weapons. The PKK terrorists trying to enter Daquq were blocked by security forces linked to the Turkmen Front.
The Turkmens who responded to the attack of the PKK also said that they also took control of a PKK bureau.
Turkey is ready to fully cooperate with the Baghdad government to end the presence of the PKK in Iraq, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
It added that Turkey will stand by the Iraqi government to provide peace and stability in the country.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.