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Five Turkish Soldiers Killed in Fighting With PKK in Northern Iraq

Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed

After an attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara on Wednesday, where at least two gunmen opened fire and killed five people, the Turkish military retaliated by targeting sites in Northern Iraq and Northern Syria linked to the Kurdish militant group PKK.

BBC News

No organization has taken responsibility for the attack, which left 22 people injured. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the authorities had "neutralized" the two attackers, a man and a woman, but insisted that PKK militants were most likely responsible.

Reuters

Saudigazette

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Kazan, Russia, for the annual BRICS meeting when the attack occurred on Wednesday. In a social media post, Erdogan condemned the "hateful attack" that targeted the military sector. The US Embassy released a statement saying Washington "strongly condemns today's terrorist attack."

NPR Online News

Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party, hinted on Tuesday, the day before the attack, that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned since 1999, might be allowed to appear in parliament if he calls off the rebellion and disbands his organization. It could potentially lead to a relaunch of a peace process.

Al Jazeera

Omer Ocalan, the nephew of the PKK leader, claims that Abduallah Ocalan is in isolation and has pledged to assist in ending the conflict "if the conditions are right." If disbanding the PKK, the 75-year-old could be paroled.

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No organization has taken responsibility for the attack, which left 22 people injured. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the two attackers, a man and a woman, had been "neutralized," but asserted that PKK militants most certainly carried out the Ankara attack.

Turkey strikes PKK sites after fatal attack near Ankara

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