Turkish drone strike kills three in Iraq's Sulaimani province

 A Turkish drone strike killed three people in northern Iraq on Wednesday,  security sources in the area and a local official said.

The sources said a vehicle was set on fire after a drone attack and three passengers were killed near Iraq's northern province of Sulaimaniya.

The identities of the casualties were not immediately clear, said the sources.

Turkiye has recently ramped up its military activities in the region, targetting terrorist groups both through aerial strikes and ground operations.

Ankara regularly carries out air strikes on PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. The PKK is recognised as a terror group by the US, UK , EU and Turkiye.

The outfit, with a presence in conflict-ridden Iraq and Syria, has been waging a deaedly campaign against the Turkish state that has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 during the past few decades.