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Iraq
Blast kills 3 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq
2021-08-17
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

The ministry said on Monday that an improvised bomb planted by snuffies went off on Sunday in a region where The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
was conducting a cross-border operation against snuffies from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

According to the ministry, two Ottoman Turkish soldiers were also maimed in the incident.

According to Press TV, in a separate incident, another Ottoman Turkish soldier was killed and one injured in a shootout with Kurdish snuffies near a Ottoman Turkish military base.

Ottoman Turkish military forces launched operations Pence-Simsek and Pence-Yildirim on April 23 in northern Iraq’s Metina and Avasin-Basyan regions in pursuit of PKK bad boys.
Rudaw adds:
Several Ottoman Turkish soldiers were killed in Duhok’s Metina area on Sunday, the Ministry Defense said on Monday, as Ankara continues military operations in the Kurdistan Region.

Three soldiers were killed in an IED explosion and two others were heavily injured in the Claw-Lighting operation, the ministry said in a statement.

Duhok’s Metina area is the focus of The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
’s most recent operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkey has launched a series of operations against the PKK in recent years. In April, it launched Operation Claw-Thunderbolt, and Operation Claw-Lightning targets the Avashin and Basyan areas further east.
Related:
Duhok: 2021-08-14 Civilian killed in Turkey-PKK conflict in Duhok
Duhok: 2021-08-04 6 civilians killed, 20 villages emptied in Turkey-PKK war this year: MP
Duhok: 2021-07-25 Clashes between the Peshmerga and PKK in Duhok
Related:
Metina: 2021-08-14 Civilian killed in Turkey-PKK conflict in Duhok
Metina: 2021-06-16 Turkey-PKK clash near village in northern Duhok: locals
Metina: 2021-06-15 Barring supporters from Kurdistan obstructs Kurdish unity: AANES representative in Erbil
Posted by:Fred

#2  ^ Yes.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-08-17 09:44  

#1  Just another indication that Iraq cannot control its border with Turkey. So should we call it a failed state? However, the USA cannot control its border with Mexico. So should we call it too a failed state?
Posted by: Bertie Crains2651   2021-08-17 09:29  

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