Iraqi Kurdish officials said Aug. 1 six people had been killed in a pre-dawn strike by Turkish war planes on the village of Zarkel in northern Iraq.
"News reports about civilian casualties - in addition to PKK losses - during the air operation on the Zergele Camp, which the PKK terrorist organization uses for logistic and coordination purposes, have been received with sorrow and an investigation has been initiated about the allegations put forward in these press reports.," the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that "All the allegations that have been brought forward will be investigated fully.”
The ministry said a joint study would be conducted with the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Administration.
The ministry said all targets during the campaign early Aug. 1 have been chosen in areas where intelligence shows there are no civilians.
But it also accused the PKK of using "civilians as human shields."
"The findings that will be attained as a result of these probes will be shared with the public as soon as possible," the statement said.
The Kurdish local authorities in northern Iraq earlier Aug. 1 said the PKK should “withdraw” from their region to prevent Turkish air strikes from causing civilian casualties.
Around 260 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have been killed and hundreds more wounded in Ankara's week-long campaign of air strikes against targets of the outlawed group inside Turkey and in northern Iraq, the semi-official Anadolu Agency said on Aug. 1....
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
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