Three People Killed In Turkish Drone Attack, Iraqi Military: Violations And Threats To Peace

JAKARTA - Iraqi authorities said the Turkish drone strike in the northern region of the country killed three members of the anti-terrorism force and injured three others on Monday.

The drone crossed the border from Turkey in the afternoon and hit Arbid's small military airport in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool said on Tuesday.

The military condemned the attack as "a violation of Iraqi sovereignty, security and security of its territory".

"This is a violation and a threat to peace and security in the region as well as the world, a violation of international law and violations of the principles and objectives of the United Nations Charter," the military said.

Meanwhile, the UN mission to Iraq also condemned the attack, calling for a halt to such a violation of sovereignty.

" Repeated attacks that violate Iraq's sovereignty must be stopped," the UN mission said.

"Security issues must be overcome through dialogue and diplomacy, not attacks," the mission continued.

Separately, a security official told Reuters preliminary information indicated that the attack was aimed at the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a dissident group.

Turkey is known to frequently launch airstrikes against PKK militants in northern Iraq. The group took up arms against the Turkish state in 1984.

"Iraq has the right to end this violation," said Rasool.

Two Iraqi military intelligence officers said Baghdad would send a joint security team to Sulaimaniyah to investigate the attack.