Dozens of cases of Turkish army encroachment on Iraqi territory this year have been registered.
According to Al-Maloumah, “Jabbar Oudeh”, one of the leaders of the Iraqi Coordination Framework Coalition, emphasized that the Turkish army has committed 40 encroachments on Iraqi territory this year.
He further added: Turkish forces carried out six operations against Iraqi territory through air, drone and artillery attacks in 10 days, thus the number of these attacks has reached 40 since the beginning of 2024.
Odeh added: The scope of these Turkish military aggressions includes 10 areas on the borders of Iraqi Kurdistan Region and Nineveh, which is a clear violation of the sovereignty of our country and the principles of good neighborliness.
He said: Ankara makes many excuses to justify its attacks and assassinations in Iraq. The realization of stability is not done through the construction of bases and barracks inside Iraq, but through moving towards cooperation with Baghdad to realize the interests of both sides.
Earlier, the Turkish newspaper “Hurriyet” claimed that the country’s army is planning a large-scale ground operation against the forces affiliated with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.
Meanwhile, political activists and Iraqi officials have warned many times about the increase in Turkish aggression against the north of the country and the passive position of the Baghdad government regarding these aggressions.