Another Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq

SANAA, JUne 22 (YPA) – At least one Turkish soldier has been killed in northern Iraq, The Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

A soldier was injured during a military operation carried out by Turkish forces in northern Iraq and was taken to hospital, but died of his injuries,” Anadolu News Agency quoted the ministry as reporting.

On Friday, the Ministry also said that one of its soldiers killed in northern Iraq operations.

On Thursday, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again summoned the Turkish ambassador to Iraq, Fatih Yildiz, and handed him a strongly worded note in protest against the continued Turkish aggression against Iraqi territory.

In late 2015, Turkish regime forces repeatedly violated Iraqi territory and stationed itself in the Bashiqa area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which the Iraqi government has asserted constitutes aggression, a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and a violation of international law. Iraq has repeatedly demanded the withdrawal of Turkish troops.

E.M