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Kurdish protesters seize several Turkish tanks after soldiers abandon base
2019-01-27
[ALMASDARNEWS] Kurdish protesters stormed the Turkish military’s headquarters inside the Dohuk Governorate town of Shiladze, today, prompting the latter to abandon their positions at the base. During the storming of the Turkish military base, the Kurdish protesters managed to take hold of several tanks after setting many vehicles on fire.
Al Ahram adds:
The crowd was demonstrating over a recent Ottoman Turkish air raid that killed four civilians, a Kurdish official in the region of Dohuk said.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire....
's Defence Ministry wrote on Twitter: "An attack has occurred on one of bases located in northern Iraq as a result of provocation by the PKK terrorist organization. There was partial damage to vehicles and equipment during the attack."

Without naming the base, the ministry said "necessary precautions are being taken regarding the incident."

Ottoman Turkish officials could not be reached for further comment.

Turkey carries out regular air raids near the border against the PKK Lion of Islam group which has bases in northern Iraq and has fought a decades-long insurgency in Turkey.

A second Kurdish official, who also did not give his name, said Ottoman Turkish troops at the camp in Shiladze, east of Dohuk, had initially shot at the protesters and then left the camp.

Kurdish security forces are trying to control the situation, he said.
Posted by:Fred

#4  politically loyal to Yippy

But now suddenly eligible for the "Gulenist Coup Roundup Advanced Placement Program..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-01-27 10:01  

#3  but politically loyal to Yippy
Posted by: Frank G   2019-01-27 07:50  

#2  Abandoning tanks. Un-f*cking-believable
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-01-27 02:04  

#1  The Dohuk Governorate is in Iraq close to the border with Turkey.



Posted by: lord garth   2019-01-27 00:37  

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