Iraq Daily Roundup: Turkish Jets Resume Strikes; Five Killed in Iraq

by | Jul 2, 2019 | 0 comments

At least five people were killed, and two more were wounded:

Turkish jets targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas in Avasin-Basyan left two dead. Despite Baghdad’s objection, Turkey insists it will continue operations in northern Iraq.

A policeman was killed near a security checkpoint in Baquba.

A bomb wounded two soldiers in Balad Ruz.

In Baaj, two militants were killed.





Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

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