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2021-08-17 Iraq

Blast kills 3 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq

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Blast kills 3 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraqhttps://t.co/wjetaLMzmV
— Alghadeer English (@alghadeertv_eng) August 16, 2021

The ministry said on Monday that an improvised bomb planted by snuffies went off on Sunday in a region where ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
<del>The Sick Man of Europe</del> Turkey

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...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
was conducting a cross-border operation against snuffies from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

According to the ministry, two ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldiers were also maimed in the incident.

According to Press TV, in a separate incident, another ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldier was killed and one injured in a shootout with Kurdish snuffies near a ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish military base.

~~Ottoman~~ Turkish military forces launched operations Pence-Simsek and Pence-Yildirim on April 23 in northern Iraq’s Metina and Avasin-Basyan regions in pursuit of PKK bad boys.

Rudaw adds:

Several ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldiers were killed in Duhok’s Metina area on Sunday, the Ministry Defense said on Monday, as Ankara continues military operations in the Kurdistan Region.

Three soldiers were killed in an IED explosion and two others were heavily injured in the Claw-Lighting operation, the ministry said in a statement.

Duhok’s Metina area is the focus of ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
’s most recent operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkey has launched a series of operations against the PKK in recent years. In April, it launched Operation Claw-Thunderbolt, and Operation Claw-Lightning targets the Avashin and Basyan areas further east.

Posted by Fred 2021-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top
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#1 Just another indication that Iraq cannot control its border with Turkey. So should we call it a failed state? However, the USA cannot control its border with Mexico. So should we call it too a failed state?

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-08-17 09:29|| 2021-08-17 09:29|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ Yes.

Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-08-17 09:44|| 2021-08-17 09:44|| Front Page Top