Turkish drone strike kills three in northern Iraq

Reuters

A Turkish drone strike on August 22 has killed three individuals in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Kurdistan counter-terrorism service mentioned.

The assertion mentioned a automobile, belonging to the Kurdistan Staff’ Get together (PKK), was hit by the drone strike close to the northern metropolis of Sulaimaniya.

A senior member of the PKK, his driver and a bodyguard have been killed within the assault, the assertion added.

Nonetheless, the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Qubad Talabani, mentioned in a later assertion that two of the victims have been journalists and weren’t members of an armed group.

“The killing was unjustified, violated all worldwide legal guidelines and norms, and clearly violated the nation’s sovereignty,” he added.

Turkey, which didn’t instantly remark, repeatedly carries out airstrikes on PKK militants in northern Iraq and has dozens of outposts in Iraqi territory.

The PKK launched an insurgency towards Ankara in 1984 with the preliminary goal of making an unbiased Kurdish state. After that, he moderated his targets to hunt extra Kurdish rights and restricted autonomy in southeastern Turkey.

The PKK has been designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the USA and the European Union. Greater than 40,000 individuals have been killed within the battle.