Turkish envoy killed in Iraq by gunmen in restaurant attack

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Turkish envoy killed in Iraq by gunmen in restaurant attack

A Turkish diplomat was killed after gunmen entered an upscale restaurant where he was dining and opened fire in Erbil, capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq.

Intelligence sources told Al Jazeera another individual was killed in Wednesday's shooting, while one person was wounded.

The attackers escaped the HuQ Qabaz restaurant through the back door and security forces were searching for them.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the attack on the restaurant was carried out by three people. The assailants also fired at Iraqi nationals sitting at a table next to Turkish consulate employees, killing one and seriously wounding another, the minister said.

"We are continuing our contacts so that details concerning the issue of the apprehension of the assailants, and what is behind the attack, are brought to light," Cavusoglu said.

No immediate claim of responsibility was made for the shooting. Such assaults are rare in Erbil.

The restaurant owner told Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency the killings were carried out by an individual in plain clothes and carrying two guns.

Security forces sealed off the area keeping journalists on the other side of the road. The front window facade of the restaurant was shattered.

'Necessary response'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quick to condemn what he said was an "atrocious attack against our consulate employees in Erbil".

"We are continuing our efforts with the Iraqi authorities and local authorities to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack are found quickly," Erdogan said in a post on Twitter.

Ibrahim Kalin, Erdogan's spokesman, vowed Turkey would deliver "the necessary response ... to those who committed this treacherous attack".

A manhunt for those responsible was on, but Kalin did not speculate who might be responsible for the shooting.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...q-erbil-security-sources-190717123133688.html

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How come these Kurdish groups aren't on terrorist lists? If Hamas killed an Israeli diplomat would that be okay?

 

[zectech]

Condolences to family and to Turkey.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

too many guns in Iraq, everyone can buy them

 

[KediKesenFare3]

Iraq is just a big mess and the main reason for this state of affairs is the sectarianism within the Arab population.

Even hardcore Turkish nationalists are demanding more Arab nationalism to strengthen the Iraqi devlet but those idiots won't accept each other, in fact they would rather go down all together.

 

[SubWater]

RIP

 

[libertad]

It happened in Kurdish controlled Erbil.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Iraq is just a big mess and the main reason for this state of affairs is the sectarianism within the Arab population.

Even hardcore Turkish nationalists are demanding more Arab nationalism to strengthen the Iraqi devlet but those idiots won't accept each other, in fact they would rather go down all together.

This is in Arbil (Kaka Kurdistanland) where Kurds rule.

Rest of Arab Iraq is different, Baghdad has been very safe and is barely seeing any bombings for the first time since 2004. This is because pre-2014 Iraq did not truly control Fallujah, Ramadi or Mosul. Those cities were infested with IS running the cities in an underground mafia way, after clearing all of that from IS they are not able to bomb Baghdad anymore.

The reason for all the hell points to America's adventures of 1991 and 2003.

 

[dani92]

Iraq is just a big mess and the main reason for this state of affairs is the sectarianism within the Arab population.

Even hardcore Turkish nationalists are demanding more Arab nationalism to strengthen the Iraqi devlet but those idiots won't accept each other, in fact they would rather go down all together.

Not really the likes of erdogan don’t want to see a nationalist Iraq. As for Arabs nationalism in a new thing compared to sect and tribe.

 

[KediKesenFare3]

This is in Arbil (Kaka Kurdistanland) where Kurds rule.

Rest of Arab Iraq is different, Baghdad has been very safe and is barely seeing any bombings for the first time since 2004. This is because pre-2014 Iraq did not truly control Fallujah, Ramadi or Mosul. Those cities were infested with IS running the cities in an underground mafia way, after clearing all of that from IS they are not able to bomb Baghdad anymore.

The reason for all the hell points to America's adventures of 1991 and 2003.

You don't get our point. There should be no 'Kurdistan', Shia/Sunni parts in Iraq. Iraq is Arab land.

I know you won't accept this but the reason why the Turkish government is sometimes cooperating with Erbil is that Baghdad is extremely unreliable. Too much Iranian influence, too much American influence and too little Iraqi interests involved. In a perfect world, Iraq's natural ally would be Turkey. Two nation states with a similar mindset regarding society, state and nationhood but this will never happen, I guess.

 

[zartosht]

the Irbil government needs to be held responsible for terrorist elements on its supposed "territory"

if they are unable to control those foreign supported terrorists, then they must cede authority to the Iraqi central government.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

You don't get our point. There should be no 'Kurdistan', Shia/Sunni parts in Iraq. Iraq is Arab land.

I know you won't accept this but the reason why the Turkish government is sometimes cooperating with Erbil is that Baghdad is extremely unreliable. Too much Iranian influence, too much American influence and too little Iraqi interests involved. In a perfect world, Iraq's natural ally would be Turkey. Two nation states with a similar mindset regarding society, state and nationhood but this will never happen, I guess.

No one really cares about Sunni, Shia in Iraq, it's just the constitution was modeled in a sectarian basis by the US and the Iraqis that worked on it. It kicked off in 2006 with a civil war ignited by the predecessor of ISIS, but all of that is 'over' (for) now.

Iraq is now as it is, it's unlikely to see a major change anytime soon and change in the middle east is extremely dangerous. The country has a tendency to get extremist leaders, whom are good short-term against enemies but will drag the country against others like the US.

 

[SubWater]

the Irbil government needs to be held responsible for terrorist elements on its supposed "territory"

if they are unable to control those foreign supported terrorists, then they must cede authority to the Iraqi central government.

I really wonder why Hashad al shabi forced to Join army but peshmarga not. What make Hashad militia but Peshmarga legitimate force in the eyes of many western puppets.

Act same and force pishmarge to join Iraqi military and come under central government control.

 

[zartosht]

I really wonder why Hashad al shabi forced to Join army but peshmarga not. What make Hashad militia but Peshmarga legitimate force in the eyes of many western puppets.

Act same and force pishmarge to join Iraqi military and come under central government control.

they had to for their long term survival. they were an emergency force to deal with ISIS. as the American developed politically correct Iraqi army disintegrated and proved completely useless.

now that ISIS has been out down like rabied dogs. they don't have a legitimate reason to exist anymore. the Iraqi government would lose legitimacy if it kept a mostly shia militia to the side working parrarel to the Iraqi army.

Now all those loyal shia militia officers and soldiers are part of the Iraqi army. have enormous influence in the army and government and long term can secure their survival and influence.

now they are the Iraqi army instead of an un-official militia. this was their only logical move in post isis Iraq.

 

[SubWater]

they had to for their long term survival. they were an emergency force to deal with ISIS. as the American developed politically correct Iraqi army disintegrated and proved completely useless.

now that ISIS has been out down like rabied dogs. they don't have a legitimate reason to exist anymore. the Iraqi government would lose legitimacy if it kept a mostly shia militia to the side working parrarel to the Iraqi army.

Now all those loyal shia militia officers and soldiers are part of the Iraqi army. have enormous influence in the army and government and long term can secure their survival and influence.

now they are the Iraqi army instead of an un-official militia. this was their only logical move in post isis Iraq.

but my point was about pishmarge not Hashad

 

[skyshadow]

RIP