ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Two civilians were killed and another two wounded in a Turkish airstrike on Wednesday night in a village in Duhok province.

Ismael Mustafa, the mayor of Amedi, confirmed that Turkish jets targeted the village of Gali Rashava in the Deraluk region, killing two and wounding two civilians.

Turkey regularly carries out cross-border air raids, targeting alleged PKK positions. It usually targets sparsely populated areas, though tens of civilians have been killed over the years.

The bombings have also forced villagers out of their homes in some of the mountainous areas, made pasture lands off limits, and destroyed forests.

Turkish jets earlier this week also bombed a village in Sidakan area in Erbil province, causing in material damage.

In operations carried out between January 20 and 22, the Turkish army claimed to have “neutralized” 21 PKK fighters in the Kurdistan Region. The army uses the term “neutralized” to refer to those killed, wounded, or otherwise removed from the battlefield.

The PKK has its headquarters in the Kurdistan Region’s Qandil mountains.

Rudaw