Turkey bombs Kurdish village north of Sulaimani

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region —Turkish warplanes bombed a village north of Sulaimani on Tuesday evening, forcing locals to flee their homes.

"The Turkish warplanes bombed Sarginel village six times," Nahro Abdulla, mayor of Sangasar, close to Sarginel, confirmed to Rudaw.

"The bombing started at 4pm and lasted two hours," he added.

The village in Raniya is home to around 50 families.


-John Trudell