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2016-06-06 Iraq
Turkish warbirds attack Kurd Kommies in Qandil Mountains
(IraqiNews.com) Erbil – On Sunday, eyewitnesses revealed, that a number of Turkish warplanes had attacked the headquarters of the armed wing of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Qandil Mountains, while pointed out that the attack caused a fire outbreak in forests and orchards.

One of the eyewitnesses reported for IraqiNews.com, “Turkish warplanes attacked the headquarters of the armed wing of Kurdistan Workers Party in the areas of Qarnaqa, Basht Ashan and Kasoura in Qandil Mountains.”

The eyewitness added, “The attack lasted for half an hour.”

Asharq Al-Awsat: 27 Kurds died in both strikes

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey and the army killed 27 fighters near its borders with Iraq and Iran, the armed forces said on Sunday.

Gun positions, shelters and caves used by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the Gara area of northern Iraq and the countryside of Lice district in Diyarbakir province, were completely destroyed by air strikes, according to the statement.

Despite no death toll was given, however state-run Anadolu Agency cited security sources as saying small groups of PKK militants were killed in those strikes.

Moreover, 7 PKK militants were killed in a clash in Semdinli near the Iraqi and Iranian borders on Saturday, while air strikes in Semdinli on Friday killed 20 PKK fighters, it said.

Over than 1,000 people, mostly PKK fighters, were killed in three months of clashes in those areas, security sources say.
Posted by badanov 2016-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ]  Top

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