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Turkey bombs village in Zakho, houses damaged |
2020-12-30 |
[Rudaw] ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... launched renewed ![]() KABOOM!... s on a Zakho village on Monday, increasing fear among villagers. The windows of homes in the Zakho village of Banka Bn were shattered by "The adults are not scared now, but what about the children?" one resident of the village said in an interview by Yusef Mousa on Tuesday, adding that Turkey bombs the area "every three to four days." Another resident pointed to the mosque and said, "These windows are all broken, windows of some of the houses are broken." "We hope the Regional Government finds a solution for this," he said. "There are a number of houses left in this village, we have no other choice - that’s why we have stayed in this village," he added. Mergasor governor, Ghafour Ahmed told Rudaw’s Bakhtyar Ali that The governor of Mergasor said this is the first time that the area has been bombed and no damage has been caused by the bombing, but locals are scared. Turkey launched renewed airstrikes in the Kurdistan Region and disputed territories in mid-June, dubbed Operation Claw-Eagle. Said to target Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) positions in the Kurdistan Region, eight civilians have been killed in the strikes. The ground operation, Claw-Tiger, concluded in September. The PKK is a Kurdish gang that has fought the A staggering 504 villages have been emptied by Both Erbil and Baghdad have repeatedly called on Ankara to halt its attacks and have demanded the PKK cease using Kurdistan Region and Iraqi territory to launch attacks on Turkey. A "This is the second time in two weeks the |
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