After attacks througbout Wednesday, Iraq has summoned the ambassadors from Turkey and Iraq and issued them a “strongly-worded memorandum” to condemn their ongoing offensive against the Kurdish PKK in far northern Iraq.
The Iraqi officials say they view the offensive as an affront to Iraqi sovereignty. Turkey had airlifted troops into the area earlier this week and launched the offensive, dubbed Operation Claw-Tiger, against the PKK. Turkey maintains that the attacks are legal.
Turkey-based PKK separatists have had a presence in Iraq for years, and Turkey attacks somewhat regularly. Iraq’s complaints rarely mean they’ll actually do anything to try to stop them.
Iran’s involvement is something new, however. Though Iran has its own problems with Kurdish separatists they’ve rarely gone after such groups in Iraq, and this seems to be the first direct participation in a Turkish-led offensive.
Starting to see a pattern of Iraqi government outrage at foreign violence not backed by meaningful legal action…
Its not like Baghdad politicos mind if the Kurds are weakened, the U.S. keeps paying bribes to stay, and Iran keeps the U.S. wanting to stay.
“Though Iran has its own problems with Kurdish separatists they’ve rarely gone after such groups in Iraq”
Sure, except for that time in the 1970s when they INVADED Iraqi Kurdistan and kept a battalion of infantry there for 18 months.
Waiting for a Pompeo condemnation about Iran and nothing about Turkey.