BAGHDAD, Jul 23 (NNN-NINA) – Turkish forces shot down two drones targeting its military base in Iraq’s Duhok province, yesterday, a local official said.
Two drones targeted the Turkish base in the Bamarne area, in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, at 6:30 a.m. local time (0330 GMT), and were shot down by Turkish forces, Mayor of the Bamarne area, Miran Ismail, said.
There were no casualties in the attack, Ismail said.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The drone attack came, two days after a suspected Turkish bombardment hit a Duhok resort, in the Kurdistan region, leaving nine civilians dead and dozens of others wounded. The Iraqi government accused Turkish forces of carrying out the attack, a charge that Ankara has denied.
Turkish forces frequently carry out ground operations, airstrikes, and artillery bombardments in Iraq’s Kurdistan, especially the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Türkiye, the U.S., and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for more than three decades.– NNN-NINA
