Summary
An unidentified drone attack near Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, killed one member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and injured another. This attack happened as the PKK began disarming after decades of conflict with the Turkish state.
Key Facts
- A drone attack killed one PKK member and injured another in northern Iraq near Sulaimaniyah.
- The attack targeted a motorbike carrying two people in a border village within the Penjwen district.
- The PKK recently started disarming, ending their armed conflict with Turkiye after nearly 40 years.
- No group or country has claimed responsibility for the drone attack.
- A small ceremony took place in Sulaimaniyah, where around 20 to 30 PKK fighters destroyed their weapons.
- Turkiye, the European Union, and the United States have labeled the PKK as a terrorist group.
- Over 40,000 people died in the conflict between the PKK and Turkiye since 1984.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the PKK's disarmament as a step towards peace.
