Turkish military. File photo CAiro, May 21 The Turkish military base in northern Iraq was attacked for the first time by unmanned aerial vehicles filled with explosives, killing an Iraqi citizen working at the base, Shafaq news agency reported on Saturday. «Zelikan base in the province Nineveh was attacked by drones with explosives. This is the first such attack,» an Iraqi security source told the agency. public humiliationAccording to him, as a result of the attack, an Iraqi citizen who worked at this military base was killed. At the moment, no group has claimed responsibility for this attack. northern part of Iraq. Special Forces and the Air Force are involved in the operation. The Office of the President of Iraq stated that the Turkish operation posed a threat to the national security of the country, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the Turkish side aims to ensure the security of its borders. The armed conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) banned in Turkey began in Turkey in 1984 year and resumed in 2015. In northern Iraq, there are PKK bases against which the Turkish Armed Forces conduct air and ground operations. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan previously announced the destruction of 6,000 members of the PKK inside the country and 6,900 abroad since July 2015, the losses of Turkish security forces amounted to more than 1,200 people.
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