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Iran, Turkey Attack Kurdistan Simultaneously
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The semi-autonomous northern Iraqi district Kurdistan is heating up as both Iran and Turkey attacked several border towns with artillery fire over the weekend. Various reports also indicate that Iran has amassed troops along its border with Kurdistan, as has Turkey.
A border patrol in the district was also attacked by a local terror group. Seven people were killed in the attack, including six policemen and a civilian. An’sar Al-Islam, which is also known as Al-Qa’ida in Kurdistan said it was behind the attack.
Both Iran and Turkey have been engaged in the past few months in fighting within their territories against Kurdish rebels affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). However, recent reports indicate that for the first time both the Turkish army and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have simultaneously fired artillery on Kurdish border towns, according to the London-based daily Al-Quds Al-'Arabi.
Quoting Kurdish security sources, the paper reported that Iran has also closed the Bashmakh border crossing between Iran and east Kurdistan. The crossing is used mainly for the transfer of merchandise into Kurdistan.
Meanwhile, Kurdish sources report that Turkey has increased its military presence near the border in the past week. According to the report, there are now 200,000 Turkish troops along the northern border.
The Turkish army is pressuring the government to immediately attack PKK headquarters in Kurdistan. It is expected, however, that the military operation will only begin – once approved – after the Turkish parliamentary elections scheduled for July 22.
[link to www.themedialine.org]
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