Civilians near the city of Duhuk in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region protested in front of a Turkish military base to condemn Turkish airstrikes against civilians in the north, the source said.
About 300 protesters stormed the Turkish military base in the town of al-Amadiya and set two military tanks on fire, the source said. Turkish troops opened fire and wounded three civilians, he said.
News footage shows two Turkish military vehicles set ablaze near the base, dark clouds of smoke rising, and protesters gathered near the Turkish military camp.
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The security source spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to media. Al-Amadiya is 70 kilometers, or more than 43 miles, northeast of Duhuk.
Turkey has been bombing areas in Iraqi Kurdistan, claiming to target Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants. Its airstrikes killed 36 people in the Kurdish region in 2018, according to official statistics released by local authorities in the Kurdish region.
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