Iraq in the Past Week; Headlines

– Deputy of Turkish Consulate in Erbil, Iraq (Iqlim Kurdistan) killed.
While shooting scene and Erbil city are monitored by CCTV cameras, local officials have released photo and identity of one of the attackers, Madhloum Dagh a 27 years old from Diyarbakır. He has joined Iraq’s PKK in 2015 by crossing the border from Khabur passage, according to Turkish government.
But PKK rejects taking part in the attack.
 
– Turkish fighter jets struck several areas including near a camp in Makhmour, north of Iraq after its diplomat was killed in Erbil.
 
– 4 Iraqi officials to put in terrorist list by USA on the charge of helping Iran.
USA also claimed to put 2 of Hashad Sha’abi’s commanders in terrorist list without mentioning their names.
 
– Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Iraqi Prime Minister, stated the results of organizing Hashad Sha’abi relations with security forces will be announced in this month.
 
– An explosion in a Husayniah in Baghdad resulted in martyrdom and injury of several.