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hit what was alleged to be a Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) vehicle near a Duhok village on Tuesday, local eyewitness told Rudaw, causing panic among the village’s few and fear-ridden remaining residents.
Bayar Tahir, a resident of the village of Babire in Duhok's Mangeshki sub-district, was at a village spring with other locals when they heard
"We were afraid [the jets would hit us] and left the spring to go back to the village," Tahir told Rudaw.
On their return to Babire, Tahir said he saw two missiles being fired from the
He also claimed to have witnessed three PKK guerillas being killed by the strike.
Orchards and groves belonging to locals were left destroyed, he added.
Mohammed Ismael, another resident of Babire, also told Rudaw that the
"This has caused much fear among the locals," he said.
Mushtaq Ismat, director of the Mangeshk sub-district, confirmed the incident to Rudaw.
Despite there being no reported civilian casualties, the airstrike has stoked "fear in the area," "especially among those who were close to where the missile struck," Ismat said.
Babire has already been close to entirely evacuated by the village's original 40-50 families in the face of increased PKK-
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hostility, Tahir said, while its remaining villagers - 5 families' worth - return only in the summer months.
"Residents are tired. They want to pack up and leave the village," he explained.
Babire is left particularly vulnerable to casualties because of its remote location. In the event of a local being injured by airstrikes, the nearest emergency hospital is an hour away, Tahir added.
Both the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and federal government in Baghdad have repeatedly called on Ankara to cease its offensives, while also calling on the PKK to stop endangering civilians and leave Kurdistan Region territory.