Turkish forces bomb tourist resort in Iraq - in pictures


  • Iraqi mourners pray over the caskets of a woman and her niece, killed in artillery bombardment of a Kurdish hill village, at their funeral at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. AFP
    Iraqi mourners pray over the caskets of a woman and her niece, killed in artillery bombardment of a Kurdish hill village, at their funeral at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. AFP
  • Iraqis mourn a victim killed in an alleged Turkish bombing in Dohuk city. EPA
    Iraqis mourn a victim killed in an alleged Turkish bombing in Dohuk city. EPA
  • Protesters pray near the old Turkish embassy building during a demonstration against an attack on a mountain resort in Dohuk. Reuters
    Protesters pray near the old Turkish embassy building during a demonstration against an attack on a mountain resort in Dohuk. Reuters
  • An Iraqi police car hit during clashes between protesters and riot police. AFP
    An Iraqi police car hit during clashes between protesters and riot police. AFP
  • Security forces stand guard near the old Turkish embassy building in Dohuk. Reuters
    Security forces stand guard near the old Turkish embassy building in Dohuk. Reuters
  • Police clash with demonstrators in Dohuk. Reuters
    Police clash with demonstrators in Dohuk. Reuters
  • Honour guards carry the coffins of victims, who were killed in an attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk, at a funeral ceremony at Baghdad International Airport. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office
    Honour guards carry the coffins of victims, who were killed in an attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk, at a funeral ceremony at Baghdad International Airport. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office
  • Funerals take place at Baghdad Airport. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office
    Funerals take place at Baghdad Airport. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office
  • Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhemi and Iraqi officials arriving to take part in a ceremony at the Baghdad Airport. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office
    Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhemi and Iraqi officials arriving to take part in a ceremony at the Baghdad Airport. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office
  • President of the Kurdistan region in Iraq Nechirvan Barzani carries the coffin of an Iraqi killed in an attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk. Reuters
    President of the Kurdistan region in Iraq Nechirvan Barzani carries the coffin of an Iraqi killed in an attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk. Reuters
  • The coffins of victims killed in a Kurdish hill village in an attack blamed on Turkey, are lined up on the tarmac before being flown to their respective cities from the airport in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
    The coffins of victims killed in a Kurdish hill village in an attack blamed on Turkey, are lined up on the tarmac before being flown to their respective cities from the airport in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
  • A coffin is carried aboard a military plane for repatriation, at the airport in Erbil, Iraq. EPA
    A coffin is carried aboard a military plane for repatriation, at the airport in Erbil, Iraq. EPA
  • Mr Barzani attends the funeral ceremony at Erbil International Airport of those killed in the Dohuk attack. Reuters
    Mr Barzani attends the funeral ceremony at Erbil International Airport of those killed in the Dohuk attack. Reuters
  • A father stands near an ambulance transporting a coffin of his daughter who was killed in the attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk. Reuters
    A father stands near an ambulance transporting a coffin of his daughter who was killed in the attack on a mountain resort in Iraq's northern province of Dohuk. Reuters
  • An ambulance transports a coffin of an Iraqi who was killed in what Iraq claims was a Turkish attack on a mountain resort in the northern province of Dohuk. Reuters
    An ambulance transports a coffin of an Iraqi who was killed in what Iraq claims was a Turkish attack on a mountain resort in the northern province of Dohuk. Reuters
  • Iraqis chant slogans demanding the expulsion of the Turkish ambassador outside the Turkish visa office in Baghdad, during a demonstration following the attack. AFP
    Iraqis chant slogans demanding the expulsion of the Turkish ambassador outside the Turkish visa office in Baghdad, during a demonstration following the attack. AFP
  • Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speaks to the media after visiting those wounded by shelling at a hospital in Zakho in Iraq's Kurdish region. Nine civilians including children were killed on July 20 by artillery fire that Baghdad blamed on Turkey, a country engaged in a cross-border offensive. AFP
    Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein speaks to the media after visiting those wounded by shelling at a hospital in Zakho in Iraq's Kurdish region. Nine civilians including children were killed on July 20 by artillery fire that Baghdad blamed on Turkey, a country engaged in a cross-border offensive. AFP
  • Abdul Ameer Al-Shammari, deputy commander of Iraq's military Joint Operation Command, and Mr Hussein inspect the site of the attack in Dohuk. Reuters
    Abdul Ameer Al-Shammari, deputy commander of Iraq's military Joint Operation Command, and Mr Hussein inspect the site of the attack in Dohuk. Reuters
  • Baghdad accused Ankara of carrying out the strike in Dohuk. Reuters
    Baghdad accused Ankara of carrying out the strike in Dohuk. Reuters
  • Riot police and protesters face off in front of a building belonging to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad. The Turkish flag was taken down during a demonstration against the attack. Reuters
    Riot police and protesters face off in front of a building belonging to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad. The Turkish flag was taken down during a demonstration against the attack. Reuters
  • Demonstrators gather in front of the Turkish visa application centre in Najaf as they protest against the attack. Reuters
    Demonstrators gather in front of the Turkish visa application centre in Najaf as they protest against the attack. Reuters
  • The cross-border offensive left nine civilians, including two children, dead, and 23 others were wounded. Reuters
    The cross-border offensive left nine civilians, including two children, dead, and 23 others were wounded. Reuters
  • A riot police officer stands in front of a building belonging to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad during a demonstration. Reuters
    A riot police officer stands in front of a building belonging to the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad during a demonstration. Reuters
  • Iraqi security forces take up positions in front of a Turkish visa centre in Karbala during a demonstration against Ankara's military offensive in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP
    Iraqi security forces take up positions in front of a Turkish visa centre in Karbala during a demonstration against Ankara's military offensive in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP
  • Gen Mohammed Al Bayati, the Iraqi prime minister's secretary, gives a statement after visiting the wounded at the hospital in Zakho in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP
    Gen Mohammed Al Bayati, the Iraqi prime minister's secretary, gives a statement after visiting the wounded at the hospital in Zakho in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP
  • A wounded man awaits further treatment at a hospital in Zakho after the attack. AFP
    A wounded man awaits further treatment at a hospital in Zakho after the attack. AFP
  • Saman Barzanji, centre, Health Minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government, visits the wounded at a hospital in Zakho. AFP
    Saman Barzanji, centre, Health Minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government, visits the wounded at a hospital in Zakho. AFP
  • People gather outside a hospital in Zakho after Turkey shelled a mountain resort in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP
    People gather outside a hospital in Zakho after Turkey shelled a mountain resort in Iraq's Kurdistan region. AFP