The cargo on the vehicles isn't goods but mortars, heavy machine guns, ammunition, and fuel.
These vehicles will depart separately, taking longer routes to reach the assembly point before dawn.
In the command center, Song Heping and Samir stayed awake all night.
On the electronic map, blue dots representing friendly forces move slowly, while satellite images display the real-time situation in the Amadiye Mountain Area.
"The Kurdish's Ninth Brigade has already set off," Samir pointed at the cluster of dots in the northeast, "Colonel Bashir reports that his advance troops can reach the designated position within two hours."
Song Heping nodded, yet his gaze was fixed on another screen.
It showed commercial satellite images obtained through secret channels, depicting movements in Baghdad's Zone C-7 base.
On the images, dozens of heavy trailers are being loaded, with large containers being hoisted onto vehicles.
