Iraq: PKK member killed by Turkish drone

An attack helicopter flies over the area on the Iraqi border of Derecik district of Turkiye’s Hakkari on February 14, 2022. Turkish soldiers (Mehmetcik), who are stationed in the 2,220-altitude base area on the Iraqi border of Derecik district, where the snow thickness reaches 2 meters, serve in the region with their technological facilities and mobility. [Özkan Bilgin – Anadolu Agency]

A Turkish drone strike killed one member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and wounded two others in northern Iraq on Monday, said Iraqi Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service.

“The Turkish strike targeted a meeting of PKK members in the Makhmour camp, killing one and wounding two others, including a senior PKK official,” the service added.

Turkiye regularly carries out airstrikes on PKK militants in northern Iraq and has dozens of outposts in the Iraqi territory, explained Reuters.

The PKK launched an insurgency against Ankara in 1984 with the initial aim of creating an independent Kurdish state. It subsequently moderated its goals to seeking greater Kurdish rights and limited autonomy in southeast Turkiye.

The movement is designated as a terrorist group by Turkiye, the EU and member states as well as the US, Canada and Australia.

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