Iraq: PKK Says Shot Down Turkish Helicopter in Iraq
Dinar Daily :: DINAR/IRAQ -- NEWS -- GURUS and DISCUSSIONS :: IRAQ and DINAR -- ARTICLE BASED INFORMATION and DISCUSSIONS
Page 1 of 1
Iraq: PKK Says Shot Down Turkish Helicopter in Iraq
PKK Says Shot Down Turkish Helicopter in Iraq
The PKK said it shot down the helicopter in retaliation for the death of one of its commanders last week.
The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) said Monday it had shot down a Turkish helicopter in Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for the death of one of its commanders last week.
Last Tuesday’s Turkish drone strike had also killed two high-ranking Iraqi officers, sparking renewed tensions with Baghdad.
In a statement Monday, the PKK said its forces in the mountainous Zagros region had “been able to score a direct hit and shoot down a Turkish helicopter.”
“Ten minutes after the shooting-down of the first helicopter, our forces hit another one … forcing it to flee,” the militant group said.
The mayor of Kani Massi, near the Turkish border, confirmed that a Turkish helicopter had crashed nearby.
Servest Aqrawi told AFP that he was unable to confirm the second hit or the extent of the damage, given the difficulty of accessing the combat zone.
The PKK dedicated Monday’s operation to its “martyr” Akid Karzan and the two Iraqi officers killed “by the Turkish occupation army.”
Turkey, which has had a military presence in Iraq’s autonomous region for a quarter of a century, launched a cross-border ground and air operation against the PKK in the mountainous region in mid-June.
Last Tuesday’s strike had prompted Iraq to summon the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad for the third time in two months.
Then on Friday, Turkish bombardment killed three Kurdish fighters in the region.
Ankara defends its right to bomb the PKK, which it considers to be a “terrorist” organization, and accuses Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan of turning a blind eye to the group’s activities.
Baghdad for its part has sought to rally support to end Ankara’s offensive on its soil.
The US and the EU also consider the PKK a terrorist organization.
GirlBye- VIP NewsHound
- Posts : 1481
Join date : 2018-07-09
Location : So Cal

» Iraq receives a new "night Hunter" helicopter in Russian
» For the first time .. US Apache helicopter strikes a blow for Daash in Iraq
» Turkish fighter jets hit PKK sites in Iraq
» Ministry of Oil: Any measure to increase oil production will not be monolithic
» Iraq is among the top five importing Turkish carpets
» For the first time .. US Apache helicopter strikes a blow for Daash in Iraq
» Turkish fighter jets hit PKK sites in Iraq
» Ministry of Oil: Any measure to increase oil production will not be monolithic
» Iraq is among the top five importing Turkish carpets
Dinar Daily :: DINAR/IRAQ -- NEWS -- GURUS and DISCUSSIONS :: IRAQ and DINAR -- ARTICLE BASED INFORMATION and DISCUSSIONS
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
» CBI governor thanks Iraq's premier for approving the dinar revaluation
» Iraq revalues currency to 1300 IQD per USD - cabinet statement 2/7/23
» Iraqi Cabinet approves currency revaluation amid unstable exchange rate 2/7/23
» Guru MarkZ 2/7/23 am
» Guru MarkZ 2/6/23 am
» Guru Okie 2/6/23
» Gurus Frank26 & Firefly 2/6/23
» Guru Nader 2/6/23
» Guru Sandy 2/6/23
» Guru Judy 2/6/23
» The central bank denies granting sums of money to citizens
» "STATUS OF RV" BY DINAR IRAQ AND DONG VIETNAM 2/5/23
» Guru Texas Snake 2/5/23
» Guru Ginger 2/5/23
» Gurus Frank26 & Firefly 2/5/23
» Guru MountainGoat 2/5/23
» Guru RayRat 2/5/23
» Guru Nader 2/5/23
» Guru Okie 2/5/23
» Guru MarkZ 2/4/23
» Guru MountainGoat 2/4/23
» Guru Nader 2/4/23
» Gurus Frank26 & Firefly 2/4/23
» Guru Judy 2/4/23
» Guru Bruce Dingleberry 2/2/23
» Guru Okie 2/4/23
» Guru Okie 2/3/23
» Guru MarkZ 2/3/23 am
» Guru Sandy 2/3/23
» Guru MountainGoat 2/3/23
» Guru Judy 2/3/23
» Guru Bruce Dingleberry 2/2/23
» USD/IQD rate closes higher in Baghdad, Erbil
» Dinar Devalues 22%
» The dollar flies over 170,000 Iraqi dinars
» Guru MarkZ 1/31/23 pm
» Gurus Frank26 & Firefly 2/1/23
» Guru MountainGoat 2/1/23
» Guru Judy 1/31/23