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TURKISH jets attacked civilian districts of the Gara and Matin mountains in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Duhok province today morning, according to local media.
NRT reporter Nihad Oramari said that the missiles had struck areas near the villages of Kurku, Bnavi and Kafia at least five times. No casualties were reported as a result of the air strike, which was the second in recent days.
Though the missiles did not hit any homes, they struck agricultural land and areas where local residents collect spring grass and seeds.
Turkey frequently bombs Iraqi Kurdistan, claiming that it is targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has a number of bases in the mountainous border region.
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Mukhlis Adam’s mother and sisters at his grave in Sheladze. Adam was killed by an airstrike in June 2020, aged 28. Photograph: Adam Gnych/The Guardian
Mukhlis Adam’s mother and sisters at his grave in Sheladze. Adam was killed by an airstrike in June 2020, aged 28. Photograph: Adam Gnych/The Guardian
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Bethan McKernan in Istanbul and Adam Gnych in Amedi, northern Iraq
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It took 10 days to find Muhsin Speri’s body. The 64-year-old had left his town in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan along with friends Hassan Sadiq and Safar Sini on a dry, windy day in December last year to fish and forage for wild honey and mushrooms.
What Does Turkey Want From Iraqi Kurdistan?
As Kurds are used to it, they face internal political divisions while their territories are once more wedged between regional and world powers, not least their powerful Turkish neighbor.
Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has had an eventful few days. On Monday, February 15, rocket attacks by an Iran-aligned Iraqi militia on the airport of its capital, Erbil, killed a civilian contractor with the U.S.-led military coalition and wounded six others, including a U.S. service member. The attack came on top of a tumultuous week. Starting February 10, the Kurdish region faced Turkey’s massive Operation Claw-Eagle 2, involving hundreds of Turkish soldiers and dozens of Turkish aircraft, including at least 11 Boeing Ch-47 Chinook choppers.