🔥Street War in Sulaymaniyah

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Heavy fighting has broken out around the Lalazar Hotel in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, where former intelligence chief and PUK co-chair Lahur Sheikh Jangi is holed up.

➡️ Clashes are ongoing between Lahur’s loyalists and the Bafel Talabani-led faction of the PUK

➡️ Tanks, medium weapons, and hundreds of armed fighters now surround the area

➡️ Lahur released a rooftop video saying: “This may be my last message”

Civilians are documenting the chaos from their balconies. Many are calling this a Kurdish Saydiya, a reference to Baghdad’s recent street battles.

🔥 Pavel Talabani’s forces have launched a full-scale assault on the residence of Lahur Sheikh Jangi in Sulaymaniyah, deploying helicopters and incendiary bombs against the hotel compound where Sheikh Jangi and 400–500 armed loyalists are holding out.

Clashes between PUK units and Lahur’s men have engulfed the area in smoke and fire. 

Civil defense teams have reportedly been blocked from reaching the burning hotels.

Masrour Barzani has warned that the fighting threatens the security and stability of the Kurdistan Region and urged an immediate halt, saying the youth must not be made victims of internal power struggles.

Adding More:  🔥 Pavel Talabani’s forces used helicopters and incendiary weapons in an assault on the Lalazar Hotel, home of Lahur Sheikh Jangi.

Fires from the clashes have spread into the streets of Sulaymaniyah. Civil defense teams were reportedly blocked from responding.

U.S.-supplied rifles once intended for anti-terror operations are now being used in the fighting.

Found @DDGeopolitics