Half an hour later.
Faruk returned to the military command and signed a series of troop movement orders under the name of "responding to border tensions."
The Third Infantry Brigade stationed in the suburbs of Elbil was redirected towards the Turkey border for "routine exercises"; half of the personnel in charge of security at the government building were temporarily pulled to participate in "anti-terror emergency training" to address potential internal stability issues caused by warfare.
Ultimately, even some key officers in Masoud's Private Guard received notices for "emergency training courses."
These movements seemed reasonable and procedural, with most documented in paper files.
But put together, they paint a clear picture—the core security forces of Masoud are being systematically weakened.
Kadir's intelligence department was even busier.
