Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired a "national security" council on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the region, according to a statement by the government's military spokesman, General Yahya Rasul.

The council discussed "the intervention and violations by Turkish forces in the common border area", the spokesman said, adding that "Turkish military aggression and any aggression against Iraqi territory is rejected".

Spokesman Rasul added that Ankara was urged to favour "diplomacy" and "coordination" with the Iraqi government on all security issues.

While the occupying Turkish state has been escalating its attacks in South Kurdistan in recent months, it has been intensively deploying troops and armoured vehicles and even going further and setting up checkpoints. The Turkish state especially relies on the co-operation of the KDP in its invasion attacks. 

While the occupying Turkish state has been escalating its attacks in South Kurdistan in recent months, it has been intensively deploying troops and armoured vehicles and even going further and setting up checkpoints. The Turkish state especially relies on the co-operation of the KDP, the ruling party in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq), in its invasion attacks. 

Community Peacemakers Teams (CPT), a non-governmental organisation registered in the United States but based in South Kurdistan, reported that at least 162 villages have been evacuated and more than 600 are under threat of evacuation due to attacks by the occupying Turkish state. According to the CPT, the Turkish state has burnt at least 20 thousand acres of land since the beginning of the year.

According to local sources, the Turkish state has deployed its occupation forces within 50 kilometres of South Kurdistan.