Turkey has recently increased its military operation in Kurdistan Region and the north and has launched two military operation in the region in the recent months

Ieaqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf said on Sunday, july 5, that there is a possibility that Iraq will turn to the Security Council to protest the attacks by Turkey on its territory.

Since June 17, at least six Iraqi civilians have been killed as Turkish air strikes pounding PKK targets in the region.

Following Turkey's increased unilateral military action, there is a growing need for a political solution to reduce tensions between Baghdad and Ankara, he added.

Al-Sahaf had previously announced that his country would turn to economic and trade measures to force Turkey to stop its military strikes in Kurdistan Region in the north.

He emphasized on political solutions to stop the unilateral military actions by Turkey.

A Sulaimani-based journalist and Kurdish affairs analyst, has told Ahval news agency Turkey plans to carve out a buffer zone in Kurdistan Region in the north of Iraq.

Bestoon Khalid stated that Turkey is seeking to make a buffer zone in the north of Iraq and that the leadership of the Syrian Kurdish enclave known as Rojava is gaining experience and mastering administration and governance, continuing to say that the fight against Kurds always brings regional states together.

Ahmad Mulla Talal, a spokesman for the Iraqi prime minister, in a statement called Turkey's attacks on the Kurdish region a violation of Iraq's sovereignty, territorial integrity and stability, calling for an immediate end to Turkey's attacks.

He said that Turkish forces had been conducting repeated raids on Iraqi territory for some time, adding that the Baghdad government condemned the actions that damaged the long-standing relations between the two nations, Mehr News Agency reported.

Two official letters had been sent to the Turkish embassy in Baghdad in this regard, he added.

Ahmad Mulla Talal called on the international community to take steps to strengthen stability in the region and protect the sovereignty of his country in the protection of its lands and the security of its citizens.

In recent weeks, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry has twice summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad Fateh Yildiz to protest the Turkish army's repeated attacks on his country.

Head of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) Murat Karayilan argued in an interview published on Wednesday, July 1, by media outlets affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that Turkey wants to conquer the Kurdistan Region and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

“The aim of the enemy is to create a supposedly conflict-free zone. They did the same thing in Rojava,” Karayilan said, using the Kurdish name for northeastern Syria.

“They want to set up a safe zone from Khwakwrk [in Duhok governorate] to Afrin and, if they succeed, they will conquer the whole region and the Kurdistan Region also,” he added in the interview.

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.

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