ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A civilian house in a village in Duhok province was hit with a mortar bomb late Monday, the owner told Rudaw. It is not clear who fired the explosive but the village has seen heavy clashes between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for months.
Sulaiman Omar, the owner of the house, told Rudaw’s Hayder Doski late Monday that his house was hit by a mortar that fortunately only caused material damage. His home was unoccupied as the family only visit on Wednesdays in order to take care of their farm.
“If we were at home, we would definitely sit in the front yard - exactly where the bomb hit - we could have died,” Omar said.
The village has been hit with tens of bombs in recent days due to intensity of PKK-Turkey conflict, Rudaw has learnt.
It is not clear who fired the bomb but Turkey has been blamed for most of the bombings in the past.
Ankara often targets the PKK positions at home and in the Kurdistan Region. It launched a fresh military operation against the group in Duhok province last week.
A family from Hirore village suffered from ill health last year due to a suspected chemical attack by Turkey. The same family’s house has been targeted by Turkey several times.
The village experienced deforestation by the Turkish army last year.
