Downing of Turkish drone in northern Iraq
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters, Iraq announced the downing of a drone over Kirkuk province.
Accordingly, four Iraqi army and police officials, who did not want to be named, announced: Iraqi air defense has shot down a drone belonging to the Turkish army in Kirkuk in northern Iraq. intercepted and destroyed.
After being targeted by air defense, this drone crashed in a residential area and caused fire and damage to some houses. However, the incident did not cause any casualties. The firemen finally succeeded in extinguishing the fire.
In the statement of the Iraqi army, it is emphasized that this drone belonged to the Turkish army, but there was no mention of its destruction by the air defense.
The spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry wrote on his personal page on the X social network (formerly Twitter) about this issue: We are cooperating with the Iraqi authorities regarding this incident to Determine the dimensions of the story. Turkey will continue its fight against the terrorist elements of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). .
