Publish Date: 15 October 2023 - 13:30

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq has killed three members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said in a statement.

They were killed at 5:30 p.m. local time (1430 GMT) on Saturday when a Turkish drone attacked their vehicle on a road near the town of Amedi in Duhok province, Xinhua reported citing Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service’s statement.

The Turkish forces frequently carry out ground operations, airstrikes, and artillery bombardments in northern Iraq against the PKK, especially in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union.

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