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Let's take Suleymaniyah and Arbil also Actually, KRG is a shitty governance entity, we'd do the Kurds a favor.

Might as well move further north now in the Eastern region of KRG before they start in the Nineveh region. Jalawla also taken it seems

Iran isn't involved, there's no sign of it. All PMU factions that are involved in the Kirkuk OPS are under Baghdad command

Heavy armor entered Kirkuk city center

No it won't bog them down, PKK are not motivated to fight to death like IS despite all the nationalistic nonsense. Also all these civilians who raise arms will drop it and run away when they see a larger force. Anything that is to be faced in Kirkuk is far easier than what was faced before...

He's free from backward tribal rule Now we should appoint Sultan Ahmad Hashim Al-Tai governor of Kirkuk.

PKK is nothing compared to IS in urban warfare, this is not the issue. Militarily none of it is actually an issue, some things are politically sensitive. If the ISF escalates to using heavy weapons like the air force, army aviation and TOS-1 then it would paint the ISF as an offensive aggressive...

Not just Kerkuk. 'Disputed territories' that were taken after 2014, this includes any land outside the 3 KRG provinces (Dohuk, Arbil and Suleymaniyah).

That's true but KRG attempts to label it as an Iranian led operation, state that the IRGC is involved which is not true etc.

All of the ISF (federal forces) are allowed in these territories, the responsible force for security is something agreed upon by operational commands (JOC, IGFC.. etc), depending on the situation and available forces.

Depends on the US, ISF is militarily capable of reaching Arbil but if the US is not OK with it then it's unlikely that Abadi will risk it. We will likely soon see a similar OP in Nineveh/Sinjar region.

Even if all that is true, then just work with us instead of against us. The last decade of GCC policy has been to promote the anti-Shi'a narrative in Iraq which not only angers the majority of Shias, it angers nationalists who feel you're working against their state and it results in the...

US is aware and accepts this, I doubt they would accept ISF reaching Arbil though.

It's not Iranian backed, it's purely initiated from Baghdad. Labeling it Iranian backed is a Kurdish attempt to have the US come on their side.

No idea, US is very silent on it except that the Pentagon signaled it supports Iraq's operation. Hashd does not enter K-1, ISF enters K-1 and they're good with the US so it won't cause problems except that the US is more on alert.

ICTS/ISOF are very experienced in urban warfare from Mosul and many other cities, PKK/Pesh have no chance in urban warfare either

KuwaitiGirl, the PKK supporter is crying. https://twitter.com/nadiabelush This has to grow bigger beyond Kirkuk, clean the region

Pesh flee as PKK takes over

Now is the right moment for Turkey to start ops in Syria against YPG if politically possible -- Turkey willing to assist Iraqi military in fighting PKK elements in the country

Where are the Russian T-90's, they're taking too long, would come in handy