Iraqi Kurds targeted by artillery fire from Iran

[Barrett808]

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — Artillery shells fired from Iran have landed in remote northern villages of Iraqi Kurdistan in the past four days and have killed at least two civilians and wounded four others, a senior Kurdish official said Saturday.

Dozens of families have fled the region.

The shells have been aimed at an area around Qandil Mountain, known as a base for militant Kurdish opposition groups seeking independence from Turkey and Iran, said the official, Mustafa Sayed Qadir. He is a senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which governs the eastern half of Iraqi Kurdistan.

"A lot of homes have been damaged and livestock killed," he said. A shepherd was wounded Saturday, and two women were among the three people wounded on previous days, he added.

The government of Iraq is aware of the shelling, which has taken place occasionally in recent months, but has not taken an official position, he said.

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http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/attack/142917.php

[bowens43]

1. yeah, right......

the sounds of bullshit

[bahrbearian]

2. Working off the same premise as the Israels ?

[LynnTheDem]

3. Gee, not a single mention of TURKEY shelling the PKK Kurds...

PKK; a group even bush lists as "terrorist".

Nah, can't get a war-on against Iran if the "media" were to tell the real facts.

[maddezmom]

4. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2462480