Iraq: 7th suspect named in attack on Turkish diplomat

By Mazin Majeed Asaad Baqal

ERBIL, Iraq

Police identified a seventh suspect involved in an armed attack last week that martyred a Turkish diplomat in northern Iraq, according to an announcement by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) late Saturday.

The KRG Security Directorate identified Siyako Baki Abdulkerim as a suspect allegedly involved in the attack.

Police shared a photo of Abdulkarim, asking the public for assistance on information on his whereabouts.

Earlier, the directorate had announced that six people involved in the shooting had been arrested, including alleged attacker Mazlum Dag.

It added that the PKK terrorist group was behind the attack.

On July 17, Osman Kose, who was serving at Turkey's Consulate General in Erbil, was martyred in an armed attack at a restaurant. Apart from the diplomat, two Iraqi nationals sitting at a nearby table were also killed.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.

* Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev