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Iraq
Clashes Erupt Between PKK and Turkish Army in Kurdistan`s Duhok
2020-06-27
[THEBAGHDADPOST] Fresh direct festivities reportedly erupted on Friday between the fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Ottoman Turkish forces in Kurdistan Region's Duhok province, a report said.

Speaking to Kurdistan 24, Zeravan Musa, the head of Darkar sub-district, in Duhok province, pointed out that the festivities were reported in Darkar sub-district, Zakho district, Duhok province, on Friday morning.

The military confrontation occurred between the PKK fighters and a unit of the Ottoman Turkish airborne forces, Musa, said, noting that the two sides used "light and heavy weapons" during the clash.

Following the incident, the Ottoman Turkish army shelled the area, with no casualties confirmed yet according to the official.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
 has lately begun a new operation against the PKK in Kurdistan Region's border areas as there is a decades-long military confrontation between the two sides over the Kurdish question in the country.
Posted by:Fred

#3  ^Lotsa problems?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-06-27 07:28  

#2  Starting a "Short Victorious War (TM)" is the time-honored way of distracting from domestic problems. Starting a half-dozen?
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-06-27 07:27  

#1  

Duhok is the capital of Duhok Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan, it is a Kurdish city with a population of approximately 250,000 inhabitants, consisting mostly of Kurds and Assyrians. The city is encircled by mountains along the Tigris river.
Posted by: b   2020-06-27 07:10  

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