UAE condemns Turkish and Iranian military interventions in Iraq
Turkey and Iran are conducting operations against Kurdish groups in the country.
The United Arab Emirates condemned Turkey and Iran’s recent military actions in Iraq Wednesday.
“The Emirates condemned the Turkish and Iranian military interventions in Iraq,” the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. “This constituted a violation of the sovereignty of a sister Arab state and the principles of international law.”
Turkey has launched several attacks on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in Iraq this week. The PKK fights for greater rights for Kurds in Turkey, while Ankara as well as Washington consider it a terrorist organization.
Turkey first bombed suspected PKK positions near the mostly Yazidi city of Sinjar, a refugee camp for Turkish Kurds in Makhmour and the Qandil mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq near the Turkish border Monday.
