At least three villages in the Iraqi Kurdistan region were reported to have been targeted in the attack with no immediate reports of casualties in the area.

Turkey’s ‘’Operation Olive Branch,’’ launched by the TSK on Jan. 20th, was initially said to be aimed at the invasion of the Kurdish-controlled Syrian enclave of Afrin, however, Turkey is determined to expand the operation into other cities in the region, including Sinjar, Iraq, where the PKK has a strong presence.

The Sidekan area is located in northern Erbil province, near Iraq’s borders with Turkey and Iran.

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