ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - At least four people were killed and another was wounded following a suspected Turkish drone strike in Sulaimani province’s Raparin administration on Monday, according to a conflict monitor.

Kamaran Osman, a member of the Community Peacemakers Teams (CPT), a human rights watchdog monitoring Turkey's operations in the Kurdistan Region, told The New Region that the strike targeted a vehicle on the main highway of Grdjan village, Ranya district, around 3:20 pm.

“As a result of the strike, four people have lost their lives (two males and two females),” said Osman, adding that a nearby motorcyclist was also wounded after being hit with shrapnel.

The identity of the victims has yet to be confirmed.

The attack came hours after another drone strike, also blamed on Turkey, targeted the town of Dinarte, Duhok province, claiming the lives of two civilians.

Turkey frequently launches attacks in the Kurdistan Region, under the pretext of targeting alleged positions and personnel of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Iraq on Sunday and discussed counterterrorism in meetings with Iraqi top officials, stressing that Ankara expects Baghdad to recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization.

In March 2024, the Iraqi National Security Council banned the PKK from operating inside the country. Four months later, the Iraqi government directed all state institutions to attach the term “banned” to any mention of the PKK in official correspondences and documents.

The PKK is an armed group that has fought for increased Kurdish rights in Turkey for decades. The group, designated as a terrorist organization by Ankara, uses mountainous areas of the Kurdistan Region as shelter and often engages in direct armed conflict with Turkey.

In a bid to establish security amid the PKK-Turkey crossfire, the Iraqi government in coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has deployed federal guards along its border with Turkey.

Turkey carried out over 800 attacks on the Kurdistan Region and northern Iraq in 2024, leading to the death of dozens and the displacement of thousands of civilians, according to the CPT.