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After deadly artillery fire on civilians: memorial ceremony in Baghdad
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is stepping up his fight against the banned Kurdish Workers' Party PKK in northern Iraq.
Several civilians died there a week ago as a result of what are believed to be Turkish rockets.
Now the Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil has come under fire.
Unknowns have attacked Ankara's diplomatic mission, which is located in the Kurdish autonomous region.
A Turkish military base in northern Iraq was also hit by rockets on Wednesday night, Iraqi security sources said.
Accordingly, there were no victims in the Kurdish autonomous region, only property damage.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry condemned the attack and called on Iraqi authorities to protect their diplomatic missions.
Turkey has also repeatedly urged Iraq to take action against terrorists in the region.
A week ago, artillery shelling claimed several lives in a tourist region in northern Iraq.
At least four artillery shells fell on the resort town of Barakh in Zakho district.
At least eight people died, including children.
The incident puts relations between Iraq and Turkey to the test.
The Iraqi government has condemned the attack as a "flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty" and blamed Ankara for the deadly attack.
The Turkish government denies the allegations.
Turkey has maintained several military posts in northern Iraq since 2016.
The government in Ankara justifies the military presence in the region with its fight against the banned Kurdish Workers' Party PKK.
Erdoğan has intensified his efforts in recent months.
In the course of Operation "Claw Lock", the Turkish military is using jets, drones and ground troops against the PKK.
The offensive has been running since April.
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