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Turkey accused of war crimes after latest drone strike in northern Iraq

TURKEY has been accused of war crimes after five people were killed in a drone strike in northern Iraq on Sunday evening as Ankara’s 18-month long war continues. 

Their vehicle was struck in what appears to be a targeted attack in the Tigris region, west of the city of Mosul. 

Five men and a woman were killed and another two people were reported to have been injured. 

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