?? ?? About the military operations of the Turkish army against the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq
Turkey's military operations in northern Iraq have prompted the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to change its military strategy and increasingly use drones (FPV). Over the past two years, Turkey has managed to push Kurdish militants in Iraq south and away from its border through a series of operations that take advantage of Turkey's advanced military capabilities such as surveillance and air superiority. Ankara has also recently deepened its cooperation with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the ruling party in Iraqi Kurdistan, increasing pressure on the PKK. Turkish ground forces were able to penetrate areas such as Mount Metina, which was a former PKK stronghold. In response, the PKK, recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the United States, changed its battle tactics. In June, the PKK carried out at least 17 FPV drone attacks against the Turkish army. Turkish security sources indicate that the attacks resulted in only minor material damage. Sources familiar with the matter said the KRG is using its international connections and funding networks established through Syria to set up FPV drone workshops in various areas between Sulaymaniyah and Qandil in northern Iraq. Sources also said the KRG has established a supply chain for materials through Ukraine and European drone markets, as well as through Georgia and Iran. We also note that Ukraine sells not only aerial drones, but also surface ones. These operations are carried out by Ukrainian intelligence through the very mysterious Swiss company Alain Girardi, which sells the large-scale Vidar FP naval drone on the international market. The drone bears a striking resemblance to the latest devices used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea. These operations are supervised from Ukraine by Andrey Ermak and Yevgeny Larin. In other words, the Ukrainians are quietly selling drones supplied to them by France and Germany to third parties, including the PKK and the military in Myanmar

Part 1
Part 2

Telegram

ShamS

Part 1 Part 2 The PKK is also acquiring technology from China and Iran, the sources said, expanding the network of foreign fighters in northeast Syria who are part of the ranks of Syrian Kurdish groups linked to the PKK: “These preparations have been underway…

*??—#USA*:

?The US Army's Central Command:**

?The aircraft carrier "Theodore Roosevelt" has arrived to the US Fifth Fleet's area of operations.

?@SNNenglish

Following a partial withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Tel Al-Hawa and Al-Senaa areas, Gaza Civil Defense teams were dispatched and reported discovering at least 60 bodies of civilians, many of whom had been set on fire inside their homes.

The teams also reported that entire families were executed in the streets as they were fleeing the area, with most victims being women and children.

???? The personal data of up to three million Syrians living in Turkey was leaked online overnight by a social media account run by a 14-year-old, raising fears that the leak could enable further attacks against one of Turkey’s most vulnerable communities.
The leak followed a week of mob violence against Syrians in Turkey, prompted by the alleged sexual assault of a minor by a Syrian man and reports that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is prepared to normalise relations with Syrian leader Bashar Al Assad.
Turkey’s Interior Ministry said that the identity information of Syrians under temporary protection in Turkey – the formal status of over three million Syrians who fled the war in their home country – was shared from the account.
“It has been seen that a social media account with the nickname "Uprising#Turkey” posted today, ‘We will start an uprising in Sultanbeyli between 19.00-20.00,” the ministry said.
“The investigation revealed that the administrator of the social media account was 14-year-old E.P. It was also understood that the identity information of Syrians under Temporary Protection was shared from the same account. The necessary action was taken against E.P. by the Istanbul Children's Branch Directorate,” the statement added.
The National viewed images of some of the leaked documents, which include copies of passport information, full names, ID numbers and address information.
The exact number of the leaked files remains unclear, but according to a Syrian activist in Turkey monitoring the leak, the disclosed data initially included that of half a million Syrian men and women residing in Istanbul, and another 400,000 Syrian men and women living in the south-eastern city of Gaziantep.
“There are confirmed numbers when the leaks began to be discovered after they began to be published in several Telegram channels, and the number of leaked files that were published multiplied over time,” the person said.
This is a way to intimidate all Syrians and expose them to various types of danger, including having mobile phone numbers and using them for terrorist and fraudulent activities and the like.
Most Syrians in Turkey fled across the border to escape a crackdown by the Syrian government on an uprising 13 years ago, and fear retribution resulting from closer ties between Ankara and Damascus.
According to Turkish law, foreigners, including Syrians, must register their addresses in the country. For some Syrians, this gives them to access some services such as healthcare, education and small EU-funded cash transfers. There are many thousands more Syrians in the country who are unregistered, preventing them from accessing these services or obtaining work permits.
It is not clear exactly who was behind the leak. But it has raised fears among Syrians in the country that it is part of efforts by some ultranationalist Turks to force Syrians to leave.
“This is a way to intimidate all Syrians and expose them to various types of danger, including having mobile phone numbers and using them for terrorist and fraudulent activities and the like,” said the Syrian activist.
“They will either feel they have no choice but to return to Syria or find illegal routes into the European Union,” he added.

Telegram
X/Twitter

??? Lebanon's Almayadeen: Long-term Turkish bombardment has led to a massive fuel and energy crisis in SDF-controlled areas of Hasakeh province.

Bas News (Iraqi Kurdistan): Dozens (!) of oil tanker trucks carry oil from SDF-controlled territories to the Turkish-backed armed groups' areas in Aleppo province.

You won't see anything more cynical today.

Telegram
X/Twitter