Turkish drone kills two PKK-affiliated fighters in Iraq #MiddleEast https://t.co/ezFT1InzRb
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PKK-affiliated force says Turkish drone killed a member in Shingal
[Rudaw] An gang affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Wednesday that one of its members was killed in a
Ezidkhan Asayish, a security force affiliated to the PKK, said in a statement on Wednesday that a
The aerial attack took place at 11:30am local time, according to the statement, reported by PKK media.
Erbil-based Kurdish counterterrorism forces said Qassim was the head of the Ezidkhan Asayish, adding that one of his guards was killed in the attack as well.
The Shingal Resistance® Units (YBS), which is also affiliated to the PKK, on Monday announced that two of its commanders were killed in a
PKK is an gang struggling for the increased rights of Kurds in
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire.... Ankara has listed it as a terrorist group. The All-Yazidi YBS and Ezidkhan Asayish were formed by the PKK after ISIS controlled Shingal and killed and kidnapped thousands of Yazidis. They control parts of Shingal.
Turkey considers both Yazidi groups as offshoots of the PKK and has targeted their positions in Shingal numerous times, killing dozens of their members, including top commanders.
The presence of PKK-affiliated groups and several other forces in the district has been blamed for insecurity which has prevented thousands of its residents, who fled Shingal in 2014 due to ISIS war, from returning.
There have been no comments from Turkey regarding both attacks in Shingal.
On Wednesday, airstrikes struck the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Sinjar district of Nineveh Governorate. Two security sources told Shafaq News Agency.
A source reported that Turkish drones targeted a vehicle carrying PKK members near the Sinjar police station, killing all fighters, including a prominent leader.