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Turkish drones bombard northern Iraq

Iraqi media outlets reported on Saturday that Turkish drones bombarded villages in Matin Mountain in Dohuk governorate in northern Iraq. A security source said Turkish drones targeted the villages of Matin Mountain near Amedi town in Dohuk governorate, Baghdad Today reported. The source added that the Turkish bombardment targeted sites …

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Attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport Violation of Iraq Sovereignty: Official

Deputy Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Mohsen Al-Mandalawi on Saturday condemned the drone attack on Sulaymaniyah’s airport, which he described as a “grave violation” of Iraq’s sovereignty. We strongly condemn the targeting of Sulaymaniyah International Airport. This is a serious violation of Iraqi sovereignty, and a threat to our citizens,” Al-Mandalawi …

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Iraqi PM to discuss water, security and trade in Turkey

Sources revealed that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, will head a ministerial delegation to Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day visit. The Iraqi delegation will discuss several topics, most importantly the water, border security, the PKK presence on Iraqi territories, as well as and political and economic issues, …

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Turkey says no evidence of threat to foreigners after ISIS suspects detained: Agency

Turkish police said they had not found evidence of any concrete threat to foreigners after detaining 15 ISIS suspects accused of targeting consulates and non-Muslim houses of worship, state media reported on Sunday. Last week, several European consulates in Istanbul were shut citing “security reasons” and several Western states warned …

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Erdogan says mulling ground operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town. Erdogan also renewed warnings that those attacking Turkey will pay dearly, a day after Ankara’s forces launched air raids …

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Turkish intelligence kills a senior PKK official in northern Iraq

Turkish intelligence targeted the PKK member who was in charge of the group’s so-called “health committee” since last year. Turkish intelligence has “neutralised” a senior PKK in northern Iraq, security sources said. Okkes Develi was targeted in an operation by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organisation in the Gara region, said the …

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Russia says Turkey’s military action in Syria would be ‘unacceptable’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lambasted Turkey’s declared plans to launch a new military campaign in northern Syria, stressing that an escalation of military actions in the war-ravaged country would be “unacceptable.” Lavrov made the remark at a press conference alongside his visiting Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad, in the …

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Iraqi warplanes attack PKK site in Sinjar

The Iraqi army aviation bombarded a communication center for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)  in Sinjar district, a security source reported. The source told Alghadeer news that the operation was carried out based on accurate intelligence information. Earlier today, two YBS snipers were killed in an airstrike of the Iraqi …

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Clashes Erupted Between the Iraqi Army and PKK (Videos)

A new bout of fire exchange erupted in the district of Sinjar which has been the battlefield of ongoing confrontations between the Iraqi army and forces aligned with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A source told Alghadeer News that the clashes took place near the Hetteen compound when the Iraqi …

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Rockets target Ain al-Asad military base in western Iraq

A barrage of rockets has reportedly landed close to an airbase in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, where American military forces are stationed. News outlets reported that at least four BM-21 Grad rockets were launched at Ain al-Asad Airbase, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of the capital Baghdad, …

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Turkey launches new offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Turkish warplanes, helicopters, and drones hit Kurdish militant targets, camps, tunnels, shelters, and ammunition storage areas in the Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu news agency. The operation, which Akar said targeted the Metina, Zap, and Avasin-Basyan areas of the …

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Civilian wounded in Turkish shelling on Duhok

An official security source reported that a 45-year-old civilian was wounded by Turkish army artillery shelling on the Kani Masi district, north of Duhok governorate. On Wednesday, Iraqi Kurdistan Coordinator for International Advocacy, Dindar Zebari, announced that more than 800 villages were evacuated due to the ongoing conflict between the …

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