Turkish bases increasingly attacked in Iraq

Turkish military bases in Iraq are repeatedly attacked.

The perpetrators of the attacks are often described as 'unknown'.

However, similar operations continue to take place in the northern regions of Iraq.

Implicit messages

The controversy over the beneficiary of such attacks arose with the military bases of the international coalition near Erbil Airport being attacked in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

This comes in conjunction with attacks against the Turkish bases, suggesting double implicit messages that the perpetrators of the attacks want to send.

Sometimes the attacks are carried out by drones loaded with explosive materials, targeting oil storages in the bases or missile attacks.

These attacks rarely cause fatal injuries, but they are frequent in the vicinity of Turkish bases deployed in the Kurdistan region, where hundreds of Turkish soldiers and machines are stationed.

The Turkish forces train Iraqi armed factions in coordination with the regional government.

Previous investigations by the security services in the Kurdistan region found that a faction linked to the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces was involved in the attacks.

Given that these attacks coincided with remarkable developments in the Iranian nuclear file, the messages behind the attacks seem clear.

After one of the Iranian nuclear reactors was subjected to a complex attack, the attacks were active in Kurdistan.

Tehran does not apparently want the region to enjoy any stability.

The Iraqi central government ignores the prosecution of those involved in previous attacks, despite the Kurdish security services revealing their identities, military organizations and areas of concentration.

Iraqi cake

For example, the irregular forces affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces, such as Brigade 30, control the areas bordering Kurdistan.

Rockets or missiles are launched by those forces, which are affiliated with Iran, towards Turkish bases.

Despite this, the brigade denies any connection with the attacks and argues that the distance separating the two parties is called a 'forbidden land', meaning that it is not affiliated with either party.