'We have repeatedly expressed our concerns regarding Turkish operations in Iraq,' a State Department spokesperson told Newsweek.
As U.S. officials roundly condemn the ongoing series of Iranian strikes against Kurdish rivals in northern Iraq, Washington has also expressed concern over a separate Turkish campaign against Kurdish forces in the same region.
The Iranian campaign has drawn criticism not only from the regional Iraqi Kurdish capital of Erbil and the national capital of Baghdad, but also from Washington, where State Department spokesperson Ned Price and White House national security adviserBut as Iran's high-profile strikes garnered international attention, U.S. ally Turkey has continued a cross-border campaign of its own, targeting positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party located elsewhere in northern Iraq.
"The United States has designated the Kurdistan Workers Party as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist," the spokesperson said."We have not designated Komalah Party of Iranian Kurdistan, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan or the Kurdistan Freedom Party as terrorist entities."
Strikes have been announced in parallel with the ongoing Iranian operations, and the latest was officially reported Monday.
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