Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) is a government agency and the primary investigative arm belonging to the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan, headquartered in Sulaymaniyah. [1]

Jun 5, 2023 · Conflicts between the two main ruling parties in the Kurdistan region, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Sunday entered into a very dangerous stage after an Erbil-based court sentenced PUK's head of Counter Terrorism Forces (CTG) and five other members to death over their alleged involvement in ...

From 1999 to 2001 Talabani served as the Special Representative of the PUK to Turkey. [6] Having returned to the Kurdistan Region, he co-founded the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) in 2002, which was established with the support of the United States Military 10th Special Forces Group and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Nov 2, 2022 · Conflicts are deepening between the two main ruling parties in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG), the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), after the former accused the latter of being behind the …

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK; Kurdish: یەکێتیی نیشتمانیی کوردستان, romanized: Yekêtîy Nîştimanîy Kurdistan) is a political party active in Kurdistan Region and the disputed territories in Iraq. [1]

May 12, 2023 · The KDP-led Parastin security agency has accused the PUK’s CTG, a US-partnered organization, of assassinating a former CTG member in Erbil last October (Rudaw, October 12, 2022).

Mar 20, 2018 · The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) Counter Terror Group (CTG), an elite Peshmerga unit, was sent to Kirkuk via an armed convoy yesterday.

Apr 24, 2018 · Three Peshmerga that had been captured by the Islamic States, were finally rescued after 96 days in captivity by Kurdistan’s elite Counter Terrorism Group. The CTG is part of the Patriotic Union...

Apr 28, 2023 · Turkey has closed its airspace to planes taking off from and landing in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s (KRI) Sulaymaniyah governorate, citing the "intensification of PKK" activity in the city and airport as the reason behind the closure, which is expected to …

Jun 5, 2023 · SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Monday met with the General Director as well as several senior commanders of the …