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Turkey denies carrying out deadly strikes in northern Iraq

Men mourn Abbas Abdul Hussein, a 30-year-old victim of an artillery strike, after his body was received by his family in Baghdad, to later lay him to rest in Najaf city, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein was on his honeymoon, five days after his wedding, when at least four artillery shells struck the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district in the Iraqi semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region, killing nine people. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar) The coffin carrying Abbas Abdul Hussein, a 30-year-old victim of an artillery strike, is carried to his family home in Baghdad, to later lay him to rest in Najaf city, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein was on his honeymoon, five days after his wedding, when at least four artillery shells struck the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district in the Iraqi semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region, killing nine people. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar) Men mourn Abbas Abdul Hussein, a 30-year-old victim of an artillery strike, after his body was received by his family in Baghdad, to later lay him to rest in Najaf city, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein was on his honeymoon, five days after his wedding, when at least four artillery shells struck the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district in the Iraqi semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region, killing nine people. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar) The coffin carrying Abbas Abdul Hussein, a 30-year-old victim of an artillery strike, is received by his family in Baghdad, to later lay him to rest in Najaf city, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein was on his honeymoon, five days after his wedding, when at least four artillery shells struck the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district in the Iraqi semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region, killing nine people. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar) The coffin carrying Abbas Abdul Hussein, a 30-year-old victim of an artillery strike, is received by his family in Baghdad, to later lay him to rest in Najaf city, Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein was on his honeymoon, five days after his wedding, when at least four artillery shells struck the resort area of Barakh in the Zakho district in the Iraqi semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region, killing nine people. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar) ADDS TURKEY'S DENIAL OF ATTACK - In this photo provided by the Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, with sunglasses, and relatives of nine people who were killed in deadly artillery strikes against tourists blamed on Turkey in the northern Iraqi Kurdish region, attend a ceremony to receive the bodies of the victims as they arrive at Baghdad Airport, Iraq, Thursday July 21, 2022. Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected accusations that the country's military carried out the deadly artillery strikes. (Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq via AP) In this photo provided by the Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, with sunglasses, and relatives of nine people who were killed in an artillery attack blamed on Turkey in the northern Iraqi Kurdish region, attend a ceremony to receive the bodies of the victims as they arrive at Baghdad Airport, Iraq, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected accusations that the country's military carried out the deadly artillery strikes. (Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq via AP) ADDS TURKEY'S DENIAL OF ATTACK - In this photo provided by the Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, the bodies of nine people who were killed in an artillery attack blamed on Turkey in the northern Iraqi Kurdish region arrive at Baghdad Airport, Iraq, Thursday July 21, 2022. Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected accusations that the country's military carried out the deadly artillery strikes. (Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq via AP) ADDS TURKEY'S DENIAL OF ATTACK - In this photo provided by the Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq, the bodies of nine people who were killed in an artillery attack blamed on Turkey in the northern Iraqi Kurdish region arrive at Baghdad Airport, Iraq, Thursday July 21, 2022. (Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq via AP)
Turkey denies carrying out deadly strikes in northern Iraq