FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer
Late on June 9, a salvo of rockets targeted a Turkish military base located in the outskirts of the town of Zaylkan in Bashiqa district in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh.
Iraqi news sources said that four Grad 122 mm rockets targeted Zaylkan base. Two rockets hit the base, while the two others landed in its outskirts. The sources didn’t report any casualties as a result of the attack.
This was the second attack to target the Turkish base in less than ten days. On June 2, a number of suicide drones attacked the base. Some of the drones were reportedly intercepted by the Turkish military. However, material losses were reported.
A shadowy group calling itself Ahrar Sinjar, which has already claimed responsibility for two attacks on the base, was likely behind the most recent attacks. The group is reportedly made up of Kurds and backed by pro-Iranian factions.
The recent attacks on the base were likely a response to Turkey’s ongoing military operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The operation, codenamed Operation Claw-Lock, was condemned by all sides in Iraq including pro-Iranian factions.
The operation is yet to achieve its goals. PKK fighters have been showing fierce resistance. They have killed 21 Turkish service members, so far.
On June 9, the PKK shared footage from a recent attack in the area of Heftanin. The attack, which took place on May 19, saw Kurdish fighters targeting a group of nine Turkish troops with an anti-tank guided missile. The entire group was killed or wounded.
Despite the disappointing results, Turkey will likely keep Operation Claw-Lock going in order to mount more pressure on the PKK.
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Hahahaha! Southfront talking about disappointing results!!! hahaha What are really disappointing results are Russia’s too disappointing results in Ukraine, the most powerful armed force in the world can’t encircle anything!
Another stupid nazi troll
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PKK all the way!
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I don’t really like the Kurds. I wish Syria and Turkey would get together and stomp them. Not to mention those bastards in the Erbil section of Iraq. But it was such a nice rhyme.
Ok all the way 📴🖕
Wherever I see NATO trained troops, I see huddled groups who stick to each other like glue. Western police also use similar crowd control methods. The Ukrainian bum bandits are also huddling together in combat areas.
Fear is the ruthless master of cowardly Westerners who have become a sick joke. Westerners are only fearless when murdering defenseless civilians.
Slava Rossiya.
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The Turkish admin has had years, even decades, to sort out the problem they have with the Kurds. They haven’t managed it up to now and probably never will. The continuing trouble with the PKK means that the Turkish admin thinks this gives them a valid reason to waltz into where ever there happens to be a Kurd. Handy that.
The Turkish admin is using its neighbouring countries as military training grounds and for testing weapons.
Maybe the Kurds never had it so good under President Assad’s tenure, which is ongoing.
great work PKK
F the Turks. Fuckin mongol dog shit