According to NRT there were no immediate reports regarding casualties and damage.

Several countries are growing increasingly concerned over Turkey’s military operations in Kurdistan Region, Ahval News agency quoted Seth J. Frantzman as saying on Sunday.

Turkey began the land and air operation “Claw-Tiger” on June 17 against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and groups Ankara says are affiliated with it.

This intervention has also included air strikes against Yazidi areas of Sinjar and near Christian villages along the border, and Iraq has expressed increasing concern about the attacks - which appear to be coordinated with Iran.

Kurdish militia groups have accused Turkey of establishing military bases in Kurdistan Region in the north of Iraq as part of Ankara’s ongoing offensive against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the Al Arabiya broadcaster reports on Sunday, June 28.

According to a militia group spokesman, Turkish troops have already moved up to 25 miles into Iraqi territory as part of Operation Claw-Tiger, the broadcaster reported.

The militia considers the Turkish encroachment to be a violation of Iraqi sovereignty, the broadcaster said, citing the spokesman.

On Friday, the Turkish National Defense Ministry reported that one of the country’s soldiers died in clashes with PKK troops in northern Iraq. Additional Turkish special forces soldiers were deployed to the region on 21 June.

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