The government was monitoring the security situation and that a special committee will visit Makhmur and Shingal in the coming days to make observations, the minister said.
Shingal is Located in northwestern Nineveh governorate, the district is part of the disputed areas, which are claimed by both the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and federal government.
Baghdad and Erbil reached an agreement on October 9 designed to normalize security in the district by removing non-state armed groups, including those affiliated the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and the return of displaced people to the district.
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have a strong presence in the area.
Turkey occasionally conducts airstrikes in Shingal and has military bases nearby, saying that they are necessary to combat the PKK, which has a presence in both Shingal and Makhmour.
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