Hewlir- Southern Kurdistan: The president of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament Kamal Kirkuki condemned the recent Iranian and Turkish shelling of the Kurdistan.
Kirkuki told the members of the parliament that Iran and Turkey are responsible for civilian causalities and called both countries to immediately stop bombing Kurdistan. Mr. Kirkuki described Iran and Turkey’s stance unacceptable and he warned them to respect the sovereignty of Iraq.
“The shelling by Iran and Turkey on Iraq’s villages will not only hurt the civilians who live on the border and Kurdistan Region, but it will also hurt the Islamic Republic of Iran” Kirkuki said.
Turkish and Iranian artillery intensified “routine bombings” of Kurdish region for the last few weeks. Earlier this month a civilian from Sheladizah region was reportedly killed by Turkish artillery fire. Four others were wounded.
At least 17 civilians were wounded in May as a result of Turkish and Iranian offensives. Last week 20 Turkish military aircrafts bombed the region in a mid-day raid and killed 4 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas. Some civilian causalities were also reported.