Turkish drones fails to hit targets, strikes Iraqi resort instead

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
14 Aug 2023 08:31

Al Mayadeen's correspondent says a drone strike hit the Penjwen district in Iraq, but no casualties have been recorded as a result of the attack.

An ANKA drone developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries is presented at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, June 21, 2023. (AP)

A Turkish drone targeted a resort in the Penjwen district of Sulaymaniyah in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, failing to cause any fatalities, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Sunday.

Our correspondent said there were "no casualties as a result of the bombing," but drones continued to carry out overflights in the area.

This marks the fifth drone attack carried out by the Turkish military in the last 15 days on the borders of Sulaymaniyah in northeastern Iraq.

Earlier on Friday, Iraqi Kurdish officials confirmed that a Turkish drone strike in Sulaimaniyah targeted a vehicle of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

"A drone of the Turkish army targeted a PKK vehicle near Nalparez," a village in Sulaimaniyah province.

The attack resulted in the death of a senior PKK official, a PKK fighter, and the driver of the vehicle.

For a quarter of a century, Ankara has maintained dozens of military bases in northern Iraq where it regularly conducts operations against PKK commanders and rear bases.

On July 23, the Iraqi government sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council on Sunday saying that Baghdad documented more than 22,740 violations committed by the Turkish armed forces.

"Turkey has expansionist goals behind the aggressions it is committing, and there will be no security nor military accord with Ankara," the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said. "Baghdad's letter included a demand for an apology from the Turkish side to Iraq and its people."

"Baghdad expects the United Nations Security Council to issue a statement denouncing the Turkish violation of Iraq's sovereignty," the Foreign Ministry's statement said.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry revealed on Saturday that "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter of complaint to the Security Council and requested it to hold an emergency session to discuss the Turkish aggression."

The tensions also saw at least six Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday.