Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over air strikes


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 14-12-2018 22:10 IST | Created: 14-12-2018 21:50 IST
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over air strikes
Turkey carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq on Friday, killing eight militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), its military said earlier. (Image Credit: Pixabay)

Iraq's foreign ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador in Baghdad and handed him a letter of protest over "repeated air(space) violations," it said in a statement on Friday.

"The Ministry denounces the actions of Turkish aircraft that violate Iraqi airspace and target several sites ...in northern Iraq, which caused loss of life and property," the statement said.

Turkey carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq on Friday, killing eight militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), its military said earlier.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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