'PKK gangs are systematically shedding the blood of civilian Turkmens in Iraq,' warns Ersat Salihi, chairperson of the Turkmen Group in the Iraqi Parliament and Kirkuk MP of the Iraqi Turkmen Front.
"PKK gangs are systematically shedding the blood of civilian Turkmens in Iraq," warns Ersat Salihi, chairperson of the Turkmen Group in the Iraqi Parliament and Kirkuk MP of the Iraqi Turkmen Front.Iraq last month designated the PKK as a banned organisation within its borders in a significant step forward in the fight against terrorism. / Photo: AA Archive
The Sunni tribal leader from the Turkmen minority was killed when a drone dropped an explosive near his guesthouse in the central Kifri district of Sulaymaniyah on Sunday, sources reported on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media. "PKK gangs are systematically shedding the blood of civilian Turkmens in Iraq," Salihi said in a statement, calling on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to show solidarity in expelling the terrorist organisation from the region.He stressed that they hold the prime minister, political groups and the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government responsible for the safety of Turkmens in Kifri.
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