Counter Terrorism Department (Kurdistan Region)
| Counter Terrorism Department | |
|---|---|
| Sorani Kurdish: دژه تیرۆری كوردستان
romanized: Dijê Tirorî Kurdistan | |
| Active | 2007–present |
| Country | Iraq |
| Allegiance | Kurdistan Regional Government |
| Branch | Peshmerga |
| Type | Special Forces, Intelligence |
| Role | Counterterrorism |
| Part of | Kurdistan Region Security Council |
| Headquarters | Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
| Nicknames | CT Unit, CT Kurdistan |
The Counter Terrorism Department (Kurdish: دژه تیرۆری كوردستان, romanized: Dijê Tirorî Kurdistan, CTD) or Counter Terrorism Unit (CT Unit) is a hybrid special forces unit and investigative agency within the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) responsible for analyzing and combating domestic and international terrorism. It shares its intelligence with KRSC members, in particular the Chancellor, to support counter-terrorism efforts and "protect the interests of the Kurdistan Region."
Although the CTD is aligned with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), it frequently conducts joint operations with the Counter-Terrorism Group Kurdistan, affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), as well as with the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service across the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
The CTD has also been described as a military "division" of the KRSC.