Iraq Daily Roundup: 19 Killed; Turkish Strikes Hit Non-PKK Targets

by | Nov 20, 2019 | 0 Comments

At least 19 people were killed, and 29 more were wounded:

Non-protest-related violence:

Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdistan Worker’s Party (P.K.K.) sites in Sinune left five dead and one wounded. It is unclear if they were guerrillas or civilians or if they belonged to a Yazidi military force also reportedly struck. Other strikes left 10 more dead.

In Abi Gharq, gunmen assassinated a former provincial councilmember, Amir Al-Murshidi.

An ISIS attack in Rashad left three federal policemen dead and another wounded.

Protest news:

In Baghdad, early morning violence at the Ahrar Bridge left 27 wounded.

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

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