A report from Turkey cited by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) says Ankara is urging Iran to stop drone strikes against Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq. The Turkish government is reportedly concerned that continued strikes will push the Kurdish groups closer to Israel and jeopardize Turkey's peace process with the PKK.
According to a report from Turkey cited by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), Ankara is pressing Tehran to halt its drone strikes against Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups operating in northern Iraq. The Turkish government is reportedly worried that the continued attacks will drive the Kurdish opposition closer to Israel, potentially threatening Turkey's ongoing peace process with the PKK.
The reported diplomatic push follows a series of Iranian drone strikes on Kurdish opposition camps in the region. Earlier today, The Zioneer reported that an Iranian drone struck a camp of Iranian-Kurdish opposition forces in northern Iraq. The attacks have been ongoing for weeks, with multiple strikes documented in recent months.
Turkey has long viewed the Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups — which are based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and opposed to the Islamic Republic — as a potential destabilizing factor. Ankara's peace talks with the PKK, Turkey's own Kurdish insurgency, are a sensitive domestic priority. The Turkish government fears that a closer alignment between the Iranian-Kurdish opposition and Israel could complicate its regional position and the peace process.
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