Protests in front of Turkish Embassy in Baghdad after deadly Turkish strikes
ERBIL, KRI, Iraq (North Press) – Iraqis demonstrated, on Thursday, in front of the Turkish embassy building in the capital, Baghdad, in protest against the Turkish bombing that killed dozens of civilians in a resort in the vicinity of the city of Zakho in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
On Wednesday, at least nine civilians were killed in the Turkish strike, while 20 others were wounded, most of them were tourists from the central and southern governorates of the country.
A large angry demonstration erupted on Thursday morning in front of the Turkish embassy building in the capital, Baghdad.
The demonstrators expressed their condemnation and anger at the Turkish attacks that targeted innocent civilians in Zakho.
The protesters demanded a strong Iraqi response, “because the attack amounted to a massacre.”
They also called for the closure of the Turkish embassy and a boycott of Turkish products, addition to filing a complaint to the UN Security Council.
The Turkish strike was widely condemned locally and internationally, including Britain and the US in addition to the issuance of a package of resolutions to the Iraqi National Security Council, most notably submitting a complaint to the Security Council and demanding the removal of Turkish forces from Iraqi territory.
“The killing of civilians is unacceptable, and all states must respect their obligations under international law, including the protection of civilians,” US State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday declared of public mourning in the country in memory of the lives of the victims of the Turkish bombing.