“A large crowd surrounds the airport, and many security forces and medical teams have gathered there," the reporter revealed.
Sept 18, 2023. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Erbil. Kurdistan
Region
Two
unidentified drones on Monday after 4:00 p.m. struck Arbat airfield in
Sulaimani province, killing seven people and injuring four others, according to
Kurdistan 24 reporter Hawzhin Jamal.
The casualties are of members from military forces affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK).
“A large
crowd surrounds the airport, and many security forces and medical teams have
gathered there," the reporter revealed.
Additionally,
Jamal explained that the airfield was previously used for agricultural
purposes, but that it was renovated a few months ago and is now used for
training PUK forces.
He added
that the security forces are not allowing journalists to approach the scene of
the explosion to examine the incident.
Daban
Mohammed, director of Arbat subdistrict, told reporters that security forces,
police and firemen immediately arrived at the scene.
In August,
Turkish drones struck two vehicles in Sulaimani province, killing three
individuals and injuring two others in two different
incidents.
Kurdish
media
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