Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Turkish Strikes on PKK Resume

by | Jun 7, 2020 | 0 Comments

At least six people were killed and three were wounded in recent violence:

A Turkish air operation targeting Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K.) guerrillas in Avasin left four dead.

In Qayara, an unidentified body was found bearing gunshot wounds to the head.

A three policemen were wounded during a clash with ISIS militants in Sheikh Saeed.

In Najaf, several protesters were wounded when security personnel fired live rounds to scatter them.

Security forces killed a suicide bomber who was trying to attack farmers Tulul al-Baj.

Also, several protests took place for varying causes around the country.

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

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