CTG Kurdistan

Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) is a government agency and the primary investigative arm belonging to the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan, headquartered in Sulaymaniyah.^[1] The organization is now a governmental agency that was established by PUK's intelligence service (called Ajansi Zaniyari) under the name CTG was first established in 2002 by the Patriotic Union with support from the United States and the CIA as a response to the growing influence and threat from Ansar al-Islam in the areas which was the former Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan.^[2] The primary function of the agency is investigation of crimes relating to both the internal and external security of the Kurdistan region. The agency officially has power to arrest holds jurisdiction over a number of crimes in the region including terrorism.^[3]

Counter-Terrorism Group
CTG
Active	2002–present
Country	Iraq
Allegiance	Kurdistan Regional Government
Branch	Peshmerga
Type	Counterterrorism
Role	Counterterrorism, Intelligence, Security
Part of	Peshmerga
Garrison/HQ	Sulaymaniyah
Engagements	War in Iraq (2013–2017) War against the Islamic State
Website	https://ctgkurdistan.com/
Commanders
Commander	Wahab Halabjaiy

Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) collects intelligence and carries out operations to prevent terrorists from destabilizing the Kurdistan region in cooperation with U.S. forces.^[4]