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U.S. condemns drone strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan oil fields and welcomes PKK weapons surrender
Summary
The State Department strongly condemned drone attacks targeting oil fields in Iraq's Kurdistan region and said the Iraqi government must protect its territory; the department also welcomed public videos showing some PKK members burning weapons as a step to remove a threat, though the PKK remains designated a foreign terrorist organization.
At a State Department briefing, a spokesperson said the United States "strongly condemns the drone attack, attacks that have been targeting oil fields in the Iraqi Kurdistan region since July 14." The spokesperson added that the strikes "imperil Iraq's stability and economic future" and that "the government of Iraq has a duty to protect its territory and all of…
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