Iraq to ask UN to oppose PKK moves
<p>Iraq's Cabinet has issued a formal complaint to Ankara after Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) struck a deal to relocate the U.S.-listed terrorist organization to Iraq.</p>
PKK fighters in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq. For decades, the PKK has been in armed conflict with the Turkish government over Kurdish rights and identity in Turkey. (DANIEL SMITH/Iraq Oil Report)
Iraq's Cabinet has issued a formal complaint to Ankara after Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) struck a deal to relocate the U.S.-listed terrorist organization to Iraq.
The Iraqi government will also ask the UN Security Council, the Organization of Islamic States and the Arab League for support in preventing PKK militants from entering Iraqi territory.
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