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Iraq: Four Turkish soldiers killed in Iraq
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BAGHDAD, 17 August 2021, (TON): The defence ministry said “four Turkish soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in northern Iraq where they are battling Kurdish militants.”
The ministry said “three soldiers died and two were injured when an improvised explosive device went off in an area where Turkish forces have been conducting an operation against fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).”
It said “another soldier was killed and one wounded in a shootout with Kurdish fighters near a Turkish military base.”
Turkish forces routinely conduct operations against PKK bases in rugged mountains in northern Iraq.
The group is listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey and its Western allies.
Turkish troops have maintained a network of bases in Iraq since the mid-1990s under security agreements struck with Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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