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Iraq

3-day bombing campaign on Mt Metina scares villagers, Turkey blamed

2023-05-07

[Rudaw] ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish planes on Saturday bombarded a mountain in northern Duhok province, spreading fear among villagers, but causing no casualties, a local source told Rudaw.

Haval Barkayini is a resident of Balava village. He said ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
has been bombarding Mount Metina near the village for three days, with the assault intensifying on Saturday when three areas on the mountain were targeted.

No residents of the area were hurt, but Barkayini said villagers were terrified.

Turkey has yet to comment.

~~Ottoman~~ Turkish forces frequently carry out military assaults in the Kurdistan Region, targeting suspected Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions in the mountains where the group has its headquarters. The PKK is an gang that for decades has fought for greater Kurdish political and cultural rights in Turkey. Ankara has designated it a terror group.

The PKK called a unilateral ceasefire of operations within Turkey after the February earthquakes and extended it through to May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, when opposition parties are hoping to end two decades of President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First

His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First

...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
’s rule.

Media close to the PKK has reported an increase in ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish military activity in the Kurdistan Region, accusing Ankara of trying to create propaganda ahead of the election.

Baghdad has repeatedly condemned Turkey’s violations of its borders and called on gangs not to use Iraqi territory to attack neighbouring nations. Civilians are frequently caught in the crossfire between ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish forces and the PKK and hundreds of villages have been emptied with families moving in search of safety.

In a forum this week in Baghdad, Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari said that Iraq was beefing up security on its borders with Turkey and Iran.

Shafaq News adds:

On Saturday, ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish warplanes conducted two ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
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...KABOOM!...
s targeting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in the Matin mountain range, located north of Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The bombing focused on an area near the villages of Koharzi and Balafah in the Amadiya district, causing panic and fear among the residents due to the intensity of the attack.

It is worth noting that this area has been a frequent target of ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish airstrikes recently, as the PKK Lions of Islam have been taking caves and tunnels within the mountain.

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