Turkish Attack Near Iraqi Refugee Camp Brings U.S. Rebuke
Makhmour camp in northern Iraq.
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Turkey said it killed a senior Kurdish militant in an attack near a refugee camp in northern Iraq that prompted the U.S. to express concern for the safety of its inhabitants.
The airstrike on Saturday came four days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to target members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, he said were using the Makhmour camp as a “breeding ground” to seek recruits.