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Drone targets Zilkan military base, killing one | |
2022-05-23 | |
Yesterday the Jerusalem Post reported the attack — using up to six drones — was claimed by Ahrar Sinjar, probably one of Iran’s many local catspaws. [Rudaw] A drone on Saturday night targeted a military base housing ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... ’s offensive against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) stationed in the Kurdistan Region’s mountains continues. "A drone fell on the Home to Amin added that the dear departed worked as a chef in the base and is originally from the Kurdistan Region. The drone attack on Saturday came less than 24 hours after two suspected Later in the day, a vehicle was bombarded by unidentified forces in Makhmour camp, which is controlled by the PKK. Turkey often targets PKK positions in the Kurdistan Region, sometimes causing civilian casualties but Ankara has repeatedly said that it does not target civilians. The attacks are often countered by the PKK. Several rockets landed on Zilkan base on April 24. The base had been a target of at least four other rocket attacks in the year, prior to April 24. Turkey-Iraq relations were strained in the wake of the deployment of some 150 ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS). The troops are still present in the area despite calls from Iraqi officials for them to leave.
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