Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Region's Counter-terrorism Agency (CTG)reported on Monday that a Turkish airstrike hit a gathering of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members in theMakhmour district between Nineveh and Erbil governorates.
According tothe agency, “the drone strike occurred at 9:45 am local time, targeting a PKKassembly within the Makhmour camp resulting in one death and two injuries.”
The camp haspreviously been a target of Turkish airstrikes. On September 10, a drone strikekilled one and injured three others.
In response,hundreds of Makhmour residents flocked to the streets to protest against thecontinued assaults on the camp. Protesters called on the Iraqi government tointervene and prevent further Turkish attacks on Iraqi territory.
Last Friday,Turkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) said it “neutralized” asenior PKK/KCK terrorist, codenamed Adil Mardin, who was “responsible for theterror group's activities in the Makhmur camp.”
Iraqiauthorities did not comment on any of the incidents.
The camphouses hundreds of families who fled Turkiye years ago. Ankara alleges that thePKK uses the camp as a base for training fighters and launching attacks withinTurkish territory.
PKK isdesignated a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the US, and the EU.