Turkish bombing targets several areas in Dohuk, northern Iraq
SANAA, Aug. 9 (YPA) – Several areas in Dohuk Governorate, northern Iraq, were subjected to Turkish artillery shelling.
The Iraqi News Agency reportedon Monday that villages belonging to the district of Banki were subjected to Turkish artillery shelling, which led to great material damage and the displacement of families.
The director of Banki district of Zakho district, Farhad Mahmoud, said that on Sunday “villages belonging to Banki district were subjected to Turkish artillery shelling, which led to great material damage and displacement of families.”
He added that “the Turkish bombardment continues and periodically on the villages, and it is not possible now to fully determine the losses, because the areas are borderline and difficult to reach.”
A week ago, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the killing of two soldiers and the wounding of a third in the area of what it calls the “claw” military operations in northern Iraq, during clashes with PKK fighters in the Hakurk region.
On April 23, Turkey launched a ground operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, focused on the “Matina” area. The Turkish Minister of Interior announced, previously, that his country is in the process of establishing a military base in Mtina, which is an important area for the organization’s elements in the Qandil Mountains region.