Local sources reported that the Turkish army bombarded the village of Sergelê in Amadiya district of Duhok on Thursday.

According to reports, a large-scale fire broke out in the area as a result of the bombardment. The fire reportedly reached the houses of residents and poses a life threat.

Local people called for urgent help against the fire and the attacks of the Turkish state.

The attack took place at a time of intense military deployment by the Turkish state to southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).

In the past days, a large military dispatchment was observed in Amadiya district.

Amidst the ongoing silence of Baghdad and Erbil, Turkish forces set up checkpoints and started performing identity checks in Duhok, while forcibly evacuating many villages.

In a statement on 3 July, the KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) Foreign Relations Committee reported that the Turkish state is deploying ISIS mercenaries into the areas it seeks to occupy in southern Kurdistan, in addition to the village guards and Roj mercenaries.

“The international public should be aware of this as well; these ISIS gangs, who are currently fighting the Kurdistan freedom guerrillas, are poised to be a plague on humanity; like a ticking bomb, they will cause great harm. A solid reaction must be mounted against the Turkish state’s invasion of Iraq and southern Kurdistan and the deployment of these fascist ISIS gangs,” KCK said.