Qandil Mountains

The Qandil Mountains (Kurdish: قەندیل‎; Çiyayên Qendîlê), are a mountainous area of Iraqi Kurdistan near the Iraq–Iran border. The region belongs to the Zagros mountain range and is difficult to access. Its highest peaks reach over 3,000m. These mountains are regarded as sacred by the Kurds.

The area is notable as a sanctuary and central command center for the Kurdish nationalist organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The PKK and their armed guerrillas control an area of roughly 50 km², which has been bombarded by the Turkish Air Force and shelled by Iranian artillery for several years. The PJAK party is also stationed in Qandil alongside the PKK, which allows them to infiltrate into Iran to attack the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

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With the P.K.K. in Iraq’s Qandil Mountains by The New York Times

Interviews with female PKK fighters in Qandil by BBC News

Mount Qandil: A Safe Haven for Kurdish Militants – Part 1, Part 2

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Turkish soldiers advancing on Iraq's Qandil with 'determined steps' minister

The Star 19 Jun 2018

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Kurdistan24 17 Jun 2018

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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq's Qandil, Erdogan says

Reuters 16 Jun 2018

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq's Qandil mountains, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, adding that Ankara believed high-profile militants had been hit ... ....

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Iraqi PM calls Turkey’s claims of military operations in Qandil, Shingal ‘electoral propaganda’

Kurdistan24 13 Jun 2018

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has begun in Qandil on the Iraq-Iran border as well as the Yezidi-Kurdish region of Shingal. (Photo. Al-Araby) ... ....

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Turkey in contact with Iran over Qandil operation - minister

This is Money 13 Jun 2018

Qandil is very close to the Iran border...We will improve cooperation with Iran."...

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Turkey in contact with Iran over Qandil operation: Minister

Arabnews 13 Jun 2018

Turkey is in contact with Iran about conducting a possible military operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the northern Iraq region of Qandil, close to the Iranian border, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said ... Qandil is very close to the Iran border...We will improve cooperation with Iran.” Main category....

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Abadi calls Turkey’s claims of military operations in Qandil, Shingal ‘electoral propaganda’

Kurdistan Media 12 Jun 2018

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – There is no understanding with Turkey about the launch of military operations in the Qandil Mountains; these statements are only electoral propaganda, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday....

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Turkey Will Drain 'Terror Swamp' in Iraq's Qandil, Erdogan Says

US News 11 Jun 2018

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will drain the "terror swamp" in northern Iraq's Qandil region, just as it cleansed Syria's Afrin and other regions of... ....

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Erdogan claims anti-PKK operations began in Sinjar, Qandil

Kurdistan24 11 Jun 2018

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Turkey will drain "terror swamp" in Iraq's Qandil, Erdogan says

This is Money 11 Jun 2018

ISTANBUL, June 11 (Reuters) - Turkey will drain the "terror swamp" in northern Iraq's Qandil region, just as it ......

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Turkish military forces to drain “terror swamp” in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says

Press TV 11 Jun 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country’s military forces will drain the “terror swamp” in the Qandil region of Iraq's northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, which serves as the stronghold of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group....

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“We will drain the terror swamp in Qandil”

Public Technologies 11 Jun 2018

'With the help of Allah, we will drain the terror swamp in Qandil, as well, just like we cleared Afrin, Jarabulus, Al-Bab and Azaz of the gangs of murderers.' ... '14 TARGETS HAVE BEEN HIT IN QANDIL OPERATION'....