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Ankara’s transfer comes as PKK terrorist organisation stepped up its actions within the Sulaymaniyah area threatening the safety of flights over the area.
(AA Archive)
Türkiye has introduced that its airspace could be closed to flights to and from Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah airport from April 3 to July 3 amid PKK terrorist actions within the area.
Turkish airspace has been closed to the usage of plane utilizing Sulaymaniyah International Airport for touchdown and take-off as of April 3, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic stated in a press release on Wednesday.
The transfer got here because the PKK terrorist organisation stepped up its actions within the Sulaymaniyah area, the assertion stated, including the fear group additionally “threatened” flight safety.
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It additionally famous that the measure is predicted to stay in place till July 3 and can be reviewed in gentle of carefully monitored developments.
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the US, and the EU — has been accountable for the deaths of greater than 40,000 individuals, together with girls, youngsters, and infants.
PKK terrorists have hideouts in northern Iraq, throughout the Turkish border, which they use to plot assaults on Türkiye.
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Source: AA
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