“Following the evil attack in Erbil, we have launched the most comprehensive air operation on Qandil and dealt a heavy blow to the (Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)) terror organization,” Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a statement.
Turkish consulate employee Osman Kose was killed on July 17, when attackers made their move while the Turkish diplomats asked for check at HuQQabaz, a popular restaurant in an upscale and high-security area only a five-minute drive from the Turkish mission on the airport road in Erbil – the seat of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
One of the attackers directly targeted the Turkish diplomat at close range, firing a gun with a silencer. Meanwhile, the other attacker began to shoot towards two Iraqi customers. One of them died immediately and the other died in the hospital.
A Turkish diplomat and two consulate employees were shot dead in an attack in Erbil.
The Turkish defense chief further said targets such as “armaments positions, lodgings, shelters and caves belonging to terrorists” were destroyed.
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