Spy 2015 Kurdish Instant

Thus, 2015 became the year of the triple-agent. Spies who claimed loyalty to the Kurdish cause were often paid informants for Ankara, Baghdad, or even the ISIS intelligence wing, Amniyat . The most aggressive espionage campaign against the Kurds in 2015 was run by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT). Following the Kobani siege (September 2014 – January 2015), Turkey realized it could not defeat the YPG militarily without breaking its NATO alliance. So, they turned to human intelligence (HUMINT).

Known as Abu Hajar al-Kurdi , the spy had exploited the YPG’s desperate need for manpower in 2015. With borders porous, the YPG had been accepting volunteers with minimal vetting. Abu Hajar rose through the ranks quickly because he spoke fluent Kurmanji and had fought against ISIS in 2014—a lie. In reality, he had been trained by ISIS’s Emniyat in Raqqa as a "sleeping agent." His mission? To map out the YPG’s checkpoint rotations for a future offensive. When he was caught, YPG intelligence found a phone containing photos of the Asayish headquarters in Kobani. Spy 2015 Kurdish

Byline: Strategic Intelligence Review