As the thriller lingers over a helicopter crash that killed members of the PKK terrorist group in Iraq, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq issued a brand new assertion relating to the incident final week. The helicopter was bought by a bunch throughout the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) political social gathering, the premier of the KRG mentioned, in keeping with native media.
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani famous that the helicopter crashed within the Duhok area throughout Nowruz Festival celebrations on Saturday. “Actually, the helicopter was purchased by a group within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), but we don’t know how it got into the hands of the SDF (PKK/YPG),” Barzani mentioned, including that there was to date no additional details about a second helicopter within the space whose presence was speculated by media shops.
The SDF is the label the PKK terrorist group makes use of in Syria. In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU – has been accountable for the deaths of over 40,000 folks, together with girls, kids and infants.
“We will work with the international coalition and the Iraqi Federal Government to further investigate this incident and find out why these helicopters are flying without permission in these areas. There is a lot to explain,” he assured.
After the crash, the U.S. denied offering helicopter pilot coaching to its PKK-linked companions in Syria.
The anti-terrorism unit of the KRG issued an announcement on Facebook in response to the crash. It mentioned the related establishments alerted the Iraqi central authorities, worldwide coalition forces and Türkiye concerning the crashed helicopter, “although it was later revealed that it did not belong to them.” The safety forces began a preliminary inquiry concerning the helicopter. Initial outcomes instructed it was a Eurocopter AS350 mannequin, and that a few of these killed within the crash have been PKK terrorists, whereas an intensive inquiry is ongoing to find who owned the helicopter, the assertion added.
In an announcement issued on Thursday, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense mentioned the allegations in varied social media posts claiming {that a} Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, didn’t mirror the reality. On Friday, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar mentioned at an occasion that supporters of the PKK have been “caught red-handed once again” by giving a helicopter to terrorists. “They should know that these efforts (of support) are futile. Our fight against terrorism will continue until the last remaining terrorist is neutralized,” Akar asserted.
The KRG anti-terrorism unit mentioned in a social media publish that the helicopter was flying between Syria’s north and Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah when it crashed. The crashed helicopter was designed and manufactured in France and the French Foreign Ministry refused to touch upon the incident, in keeping with Anadolu Agency (AA).
Source: www.dailysabah.com
