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Iraq
Three members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed in a Turkish air strike in northern Iraq, 4 more ditto hours later
2023-08-25
[NINANEWS] Three members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed today, Thursday, in a strike carried out by a Ottoman Turkish drone in the Kurdistan region, northern Iraq.

The Anti-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan region said in a statement: A Ottoman Turkish army drone targeted a car of PKK fighters, killing a bigwig and two of the party's fighters in the Sidekan area of Erbil Governorate, near the Iranian border.
Shafaq News adds:
The Counter-Terrorism Group in the Kurdistan Region stated in a blurb that "according to the information, a Ottoman Turkish drone targeted a tent in the Mergasor area within the Sidkan district of Erbil at 4:30 PM today."

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"resulted in the deaths of two PKK leaders and two members of the medical teams affiliated with the party."

Earlier on Thursday morning, the Counter-Terrorism Group reported the deaths of three PKK members, including a prominent leader, due to a Ottoman Turkish drone airstrike north of Erbil.
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Sidekan: 2023-06-26 Turkish shelling hits Sidekan, Erbil
Sidekan: 2022-10-03 Iranian artillery reportedly bombed Soran's sub-district of Sidekan, north of kurdistan's capital city Erbil
Sidekan: 2022-08-21 Turkey bombs a sub-district near Kurdistan's capital city
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