...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
’s defense ministry announced that one of its soldiers was killed in an operation targeting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region on Wednesday, while the PKK claimed it hit Ottoman Turkish forces in Duhok province.
One soldier was killed, according to the ministry, during a "search and screening" operation.
Ankara said in the statement that the PKK fired at Ottoman Turkish army soldiers in Duhok province, without providing further details on the location or other casualties.
For its part, the PKK said in a statement that they "ambushed" Ottoman Turkish soldiers on Mount Zab in Kurdistan Region, killing 14.
A large number of Ottoman Turkish troops have been deployed in Duhok since mid June, causing an escalation in the decades-long war between Turkey and the PKK. Locals have told Rudaw of Turkey establishing checkpoints and conducting patrols in the mountainous border area.
The Iraqi government has condemned the Ottoman Turkish incursion into the Kurdistan Region. On July 12, Iraq’s National Security Council met to reject the "violations by Ottoman Turkish forces in the shared border areas" and reiterated their opposition to Ankara’s military incursions in the Kurdistan Region in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...i.
The operations have caused the displacement of families and the evacuation of several villages in the border areas.