BAGHDAD, — Iraq warned Turkey against
violating its airspace and territory and said on
Tuesday it planned to protest to the U.N. Security
Council after its radars had repeatedly detected
Turkish warplanes, in a deepening a rift with its
neighbour.
Over the past four weeks, Turkish warplanes and
attack helicopters have carried out repeated strikes
on suspected Kurdish PKK militant targets in
Kurdistan region in Iraq’s north, according to
Turkish military command, after clashes on the Iraqi
side of the border.

The Turkish military says it is targeting hideouts
of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants after
some of the most intense battles this year of the
separatist conflict.
“The Iraqi government condemns these violations to
Iraq’s airspace and sovereignty and warns Turkey
against any violations of Iraq’s airspace and
territory,” government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said
in statement after a cabinet meeting.
Dabbagh said the cabinet asked the Foreign Ministry
to protest to the Security Council over the
violations.
“Iraq will retain its right in taking all the
measures to prevent these oversteps against its
sovereignty,” Dabbagh said.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry was not immediately
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