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Turkish Drone Kills PKK Member in Northern Iraq, Security Agency Says

A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP)
A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP)
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Turkish Drone Kills PKK Member in Northern Iraq, Security Agency Says

A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP)
A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP)

A Turkish drone strike killed one member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and wounded two others in northern Iraq on Monday, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.

"The Turkish strike targeted a meeting of PKK members in the Makhmour camp, killing one and wounding two others including a senior PKK official", the statement added.

Türkiye regularly carries out airstrikes on PKK militants in northern Iraq and has dozens of outposts in the Iraqi territory.

The PKK launched an insurgency against Ankara in 1984 with the initial aim of creating an independent Kurdish state. It subsequently moderated its goals to seeking greater Kurdish rights and limited autonomy in southeast Türkiye.

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Assad and Shoigu Meet in Damascus, Discuss Security Issues

File photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Sergei Shoigu. EPA
File photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Sergei Shoigu. EPA
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Assad and Shoigu Meet in Damascus, Discuss Security Issues

File photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Sergei Shoigu. EPA
File photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Sergei Shoigu. EPA

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with visiting Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on Monday and discussed with him strengthening bilateral relations, as well as international and regional security, the Syrian presidency announced.

"Assad received Shoigu and discussed with him a number of issues of international and national security, as well as bilateral relations between Syria and Russia and prospects for strengthening them in order to serve the interests of both countries," it said in a statement.

This was Shoigu’s first visit to Damascus since his appointment as Security Council Secretary in May. He had visited the Syrian capital on several occasions as Russian Defense Minister, the last of which was in February.

According to observers in Damascus, Shoigu’s meeting with Assad comes as part of Russian efforts to organize meetings between Syrian and Turkish officials to improve relations.