Masrour Barzani informs Mevlut Cavusoglu about attacks in Erbil, Bashiqa and extends his condolences

Gokhan Varan, Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had a phone conversation Wednesday with Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG).

During the call, Barzani informed Cavusoglu about the explosives-laden drone attack on Erbil airport and rocket attack on a military compound in northern Iraq’s Bashiqa region earlier in the day and extended his condolences, according to diplomatic sources.

Mentioning the attack in Bashiqa on Twitter, Cavusoglu wished Allah`s mercy on the Turkish soldier who was martyred in the incident and expressed his condolences to his family and the Turkish Armed Forces.

Earlier in the day, Turkey`s National Defense Ministry confirmed that a Turkish soldier was martyred in the attack.