Azerbaijan, Baku, May 15 / Trend A.Tagiyeva /
Iraq is going to appeal to the UN Security Council demanding it takes measures to avoid the placement of militants of the terrorist organisation Kurdistan Workers Party in the country, Al Jazeera channel reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, Baghdad is also going to express its protest to Ankara against the deployment PKK militants who left Turkey. In order to prevent the infiltration of militants into the country, Iraq is also going to appeal to the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
According to the report, Iraqi authorities denied any information that the militants arrived in the country from Turkey after their withdrawal.
Turkish media reported that a group of 15 militants of the terrorist organisation had arrived in northern Iraq.
PKK militants began leaving Turkey on May 8. The militants were not accompanied by security forces or drones.
Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan previously called on members of the organisation to lay down their arms and leave the country.
The Turkish authorities promised to create the right conditions for PKK militants who laid down their weapons to freely leave the country.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK over an independent Kurdish state has lasted for over 25 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives. The PKK is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UN and the European Union.
