The Turkish state, which is planning a new attack against the guerrilla-held Medya Defence Zones in northern Iraq, is in intense diplomatic traffic in order to implement this plan. For this purpose, Turkish political and military officials have held many meetings with the Iraqi central government officials, President of the Federal Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and KDP President Massoud Barzani in the last three months. For the same purpose, the authorities have repeatedly visited the USA in an effort to obtain permission for a cross-border operation. 

The last step in the diplomatic traffic on this issue was the visit to Iraq. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler and Undersecretary of National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) İbrahim Kalın went to Baghdad on 14 March to hold cooperation talks with Iraqi officials regarding the planned cross-border operation against Qandil. The meeting was hosted by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

The Board of Directors of Tevgera Azadi (Freedom Movement) based in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) made a written statement regarding the meeting of the Turkish state delegation with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday.

"For years, the occupying Turkish state has developed all its policies inside and outside the country based on the destruction of the Kurdish people. What the Erdoğan regime wants to do now is not only to destroy the Kurds, but also to take the lands occupied during the Ottoman period back under their control. In front of the eyes of the world, they are manifesting their intention to occupy Hewlêr (Erbil), Mosul and Kirkuk," said the statement.

Tevgera Azadî pointed out that the occupying Turkish army had been heavily defeated against the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas despite the unlimited support it received from NATO, and therefore embarked on new quests.

The statement pointed to the increasing visits of Turkish state officials to Iraq in such a process, adding: "During their last visit, they wanted to realize their invasion plans again."

Tevgera Azadî remarked that the KDP has entered the service of the Turkish state and that the Kurdish people should meet on a common front against the occupying Turkish state everywhere. Appealing to the Iraqi state authorities, the statement said: "We expect the current Iraqi government not to be a partner in the crimes of the fascist Turkish state and to condemn the treacherous forces that support the Turkish state."