The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned the bombing of a tourist resort in Zakho, stressing that it “represents a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty.”

The Iraqi Ministry of Culture indicated that it “advises citizens not to travel to Turkey in order to maintain their safety and in solidarity with the blood of the martyrs.”

In turn, the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights called on the Iraqi government to stop Turkish shelling of “civilian targets in the Kurdistan regions and other areas, including the Sinjar region.” He pointed out that “the Turkish government continues to shell geographical areas of Iraqi territory, most of which are civilian objects in accordance with international humanitarian law, which obliges parties to an armed conflict to always distinguish between civilians and combatants and take the necessary precautions to protect civilians. and other non-combatants from the dangers of war.”

And earlier today, the Sputnik news agency reported that 4 tourists were killed and more than 10 injured when Turkish artillery shells hit a resort in Zakho, Kurdistan, in northern Iraq.