MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN HITS HARD ON PKK IN NORTH IRAQ

SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – KRG on Four Civilians Killed in Turkish Airstrikes

Basnews English 22/03/2018 – 16:44 – ERBIL — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Thursday expressed its concern over +the Turkish airstrikes expanding on Kurdistan Region territories and targeting civilians.

“We deliver our condolences to the families of the martyrs. We also express our concern over targeting villages in  Kurdistan [by Turkish airstrikes,” KRG spokesperson Safin Dizayi said in a statement.

In the early hours of Thursday, Turkish warplanes bombarded the mountainous areas of Choman district, northwest Erbil province. The bombardments killed four civilians who were camping as part of Nawroz (Kurdish New Year) celebrations. The airstrikes allegedly were targeting the positions belonging to Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Mount Qandil.Dizayi however put part of the blame on the PKK for establishing its military positions in the close vicinity of civilian-populated villages which attract Turkish airstrikes and risks the lives of civilians.