ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An explosive vehicle targeted a local security force in Shingal, affiliated to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), late Tuesday, injuring four people, including civilians, reported PKK media. Rojnews, a media outlet affiliated to the PKK, reported that an explosive vehicle passed a checkpoint controlled by the Iraqi army, entering Shingal in mid-Tuesday. Yazidkhan Asayesh chased the vehicle but it exploded when the PKK-affiliated force found and approached it. Two members of the Kurdish force and two civilians were injured in the incident. They were transferred to Shingal and Mosul hospitals, according to the outlet. Erbil-based Kurdish counterterrorism forces said it was a “Turkish” drone attack, adding that two PKK fighters were killed and another was injured. Ankara occasionally carries out such attacks against PKK-affiliated forces in Shingal where several armed forces affiliated with the Iraqi government, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are also present. PKK is an armed group fighting for the increased rights of Kurds in Turkey. The group is designated a terrorist organization by Ankara, which carries out regular military campaigns against the group at home and in northern Iraq, including in the Kurdistan Region.
