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Turkey carries out large air operation in eastern Sulaimani

2021-08-25

[Rudaw] ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
’s defence ministry announced more than 20 aircraft carried out an operation 200 kilometres into Kurdistan Region territory on Tuesday morning. A local mayor said suspected ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish drones had targeted a rural area of eastern Sulaimani province, near the border with Iran, sparking fear among the local population.

The mayor of Penjwen, Zana Rahman, said the strikes started at around 6:30am and continued for around 20 minutes, targeting agricultural areas of the district.

"All the suspicions are that ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish drones carried out the strikes, but we will look further into the matter," he told Rudaw. "There has not been much damage, but it has frightened farmers in the area."

Penjwen is located on the border with Iran. Kurdistan Region’s mountainous frontiers are home to several gangs fighting for Kurdish rights in both Turkey and Iran.

Turkey’s defence ministry said they carried out an air operation on Tuesday, targeting "terrorist" targets in the Asos region, claiming to hit 28 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots. "A heavy blow was dealt to the presence of the terrorist organization in the area," the ministry stated.

The Asos mountain range is located north of Penjwen.

Turkey launched twin operations, Claw-Lightning and Claw-Thunderbolt, against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region on April 23. The operations are focused on the Metina and Avashin areas of northern Duhok province, far from Penjwen. However,
man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them...
Turkey has used its air force to attack areas further south on several occasions.

In June, four people were killed in ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
<del>Arclight</del> airstrike

...KABOOM!...
s on Sulaimani’s Halsho subdistrict, bordering Iran. In May, Turkey bombed the same Asos mountain range. In February, ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish airstrikes targeted Sulaimani’s Pishdar district.

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