Barzani's KDP defends civilian massacre of Turkey
HEWLÊR (DİHA) - The Turkish state’s new concept of war, which became official after the bombing of Kurdish mountains and Erdoğan’s declaration that they ended the process of resolution, has and will continue to have implications for the relations between Kurds.
Federal Kurdistan Regional government called on the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) to "withdraw" from Kurdish territory Aug. 1 to prevent civilian deaths amid a campaign of Turkish airstrikes targeting the group. This statemennt has been widely criticized by Kurdish people all around the world.
After Turkish warplanes bombed the village of Zergelê in the Qandil Mountains of Iraq, the death toll has risen to ten.
A statement from the office of Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said the PKK "should withdraw its fighters from the Kurdish region so to ensure the civilians of Kurdistan don't become victim of that fighting and conflict."
The statement condemned Turkey for “bombing civilians,” following reports that civilian homes were damaged in airstrikes in northwestern Iraq. The statement calls on both sides to resume peace talks.
"We condemn the bombing, which led to the martyrdom of the citizens of the Kurdish region, and we call on Turkey to not to repeat the bombing of civilians," the statement added, and called upon both sides to resume a Kurdish peace process.
Turkey launched airstrikes on PKK camps in northern Iraq last week, its first such strikes since a peace process with the Kurds was launched in 2012.
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