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Turkish Army Fire Kills Iraqi Kurd Farmer, Says Local Official

Turkish soldiers walk to provide a combat operation in the mountains in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, bordering Iraq, November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
Turkish soldiers walk to provide a combat operation in the mountains in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, bordering Iraq, November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
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Turkish Army Fire Kills Iraqi Kurd Farmer, Says Local Official

Turkish soldiers walk to provide a combat operation in the mountains in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, bordering Iraq, November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
Turkish soldiers walk to provide a combat operation in the mountains in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, bordering Iraq, November 6, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov

Turkish army fire killed an Iraqi Kurdish farmer on Friday in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, a local official said Friday.

The incident came a day after a Turkish soldier was killed in the same region by shellfire that Ankara blamed on fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

The Iraqi Kurd died when "Turkish army fire" struck his farm in Dashish village, Serbest Sabri, the district head for Kani Masi in Dohuk province which borders Turkey, told AFP.

Turkish forces frequently conduct operations against PKK rear bases in northern Iraq, the latest of which was launched in April.

The PKK's armed campaign for a Kurdish homeland has often put it at odds with the Iraqi Kurdish regional government, which seeks to maintain good ties with Ankara.

Turkish troops have had a network of bases in northern Iraq since the mid-1990s.

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More than 73 Sudanese Dead Due to Worsening Health Situation in Al-Jazira State

People fleeing Sudan’s southern Al-Jazira State arrive at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on Nov. 2, 2024 (AFP)
People fleeing Sudan’s southern Al-Jazira State arrive at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on Nov. 2, 2024 (AFP)
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More than 73 Sudanese Dead Due to Worsening Health Situation in Al-Jazira State

People fleeing Sudan’s southern Al-Jazira State arrive at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on Nov. 2, 2024 (AFP)
People fleeing Sudan’s southern Al-Jazira State arrive at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on Nov. 2, 2024 (AFP)

The Preliminary Committee of the Sudan Doctors Syndicate said on Wednesday that more than 73 people died in Al-Hilalia city and its neighboring areas in Al-Jazira State due to the worsening health situation.
“Eastern areas of Al-Jazira face a worsening humanitarian disaster, as a result of violent and ongoing attacks by the militia (Rapid Support Forces),” the committee said in a statement.
It said Al-Sabagh Rural Hospital, which is the basic facility for providing medical care to the displaced people, is receiving patients that largely exceed its capacity, and is also facing a critical shortage of medical staff, medicines and basic medical supplies.
The statement listed the dire conditions under which the displaced people in the New Halfa city are living. It said those people are sleeping in the open without shelter or blankets, and are lacking access to safe drinking water.
The committee therefore called on the regional and international community to “immediately intervene to stop this humanitarian tragedy.”
A wave of violence and armed attacks in Al-Jazira State since October 20, have led to the displacement of more than 135,000 people (27,000 families) to various locations in Sudan.
In April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces spread into a deadly civil war across Sudan, causing a hunger crisis with millions forced out of their homes.