SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Top Kurdish and Iraqi officials expressed condolences over the death of a Kurdish Commander.
The Kurdistan Commando Forces Commander Akam Omar has died in Germany on Monday after suffering from severe injuries for almost two months, a statement from the command of the forces announced.
Back then, in late October, Commander Omar has been injured in the midst of conducting an anti-ISIS operation after a bomb blew up his military convoy in Sulaimani’s Garmian administration.
“Commander Omar has succumbed to his injuries, offering his sacred body to the land and the country,” said the statement.
“Commander Omar fulfilled his promise for Kurdistan and has been martyred,” the statement added.
Senior Iraqi, as well as Kurdish officials, have expressed their deepest condolences over the Kurdish Commander’s death.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said, “I extend my deepest condolences to the family, relatives, comrades, and friends of the late martyr Akam Omar, commander of the commando forces, who passed away after a month and three weeks under medical care.”
In the meantime, Kurdish Region Vice President Sheikh Jaafar Mustafa announced, “It is not easy to say farewell to a commander who was the wealth of the people.”
Moreover, Head of President Mam Jalal’s Secretariat Office Qubad Talabani said “Kurdistan lost a brave and loyal commander.”
“May you rest in peace you Commander, I am confident that your colleagues and co-front liners will continue with your [Omer’s] same energy and spirit for the sake of protecting Kurdistan,” Talabani added.
Iraqi Prime Minister has also condoled in a letter after Commander Omar passed away.
“We pay tribute to the role of Commander Omar and his colleagues who have fought against terrorism and we send our condolences to our relatives and loved ones,” The Prime Minister said.
Moreover, Babylon movement Secretary-General Rayan al-Kldani on Tuesday sent out a condolence letter to the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, for the Commander’s death.
“On behalf of myself and all the members of the Babylonian movement, we send our condolences to our dear brother Bafel Talabani and our other brothers in the UK and their relatives and loved ones, and we pay our respects to your bravery that will remain forever,” Kldani said.
A while back, in October, 19, Commander Convoy of the Kurdistan Commando forces struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Sulaimani’s Garmian administration, in the midst of an anti-ISIS operation in the administration’s Zenan area.
The explosion resulted in martyring officer of the Commando Forces Zuher Mohammed immediately and Injured four others including the late Commander, Akam Omar, at the time.
Following the incident, Commander Omar was severely injured. He was immediately transferred via helicopter to a hospital in Sulaimani.
The late Commander spent ten days in a hospital in Sulaimani, however, he has been transferred to Germany to receive further treatment.
Kurdistan Commando Forces is a special force affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), it played a major role during the Islamic State war in Iraq since 2014, and received training from the U.S.-led collation forces, particularly France and Germany.
They are well-equipped and trained forces, in comparison to other forces, they have more own advanced weapons and military armored vehicles including tanks as well as non-combat helicopters.
Islamic State controlled roughly a third of Iraq between 2014 and 2017. Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops backed by U.S.-led Coalition forces as well as Iran-backed Shia militias defeated the militant group in 2017.
While Islamic State was driven out of most of the territory it once held in Iraq, but still many of the remnants of IS militants are still operating in the disputed territories between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Federal Government.
The areas created a security vacuum, and terrorists exploited it to pursue their own harmful actions that destabilize the country’s security.
