Rocket attack targets Turkey's military base in Zelikan

Shafaq News/ Eight rockets targeted the Turkish Zelikan military base in Nineveh's disputed district of Bashiqa, a security source reported on Wednesday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that about eight rockets, launched from the Nineveh Plain areas, attacked the Zelikan base north of Nineveh.

The source explained that only two fell inside the base, and security forces conducted an inspection operation to find the launching locations.

He did not provide details about the size of the damage or casualties.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD) in Iraqi Kurdistan confirmed our Agency's news, adding that no casualties were reported.

It is worth mentioning that the Turkish troops are deployed in Bashiqa, which made a dispute between Baghdad and Ankara that said its presence in Iraq is to save its lands from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

PKK is designated a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the European Union, and the United States.