Turkish Bases Threaten Sergele Village

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Turkey-PKK conflict: Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone'

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BBC World Service Eye Investigations team visits village of Sergele in Iraqi Kurdistan .

Villagers say Turkish military bases have been built in the 'Forbidden Zone' The Forbidden Zone is a large strip of land in northern Iraq affected by Turkey 's war with the PKK .

Turkish military has built at least 136 fixed military installations across northern Iraq since 2018 .

Turkey 's military expansion in Iraqi Kurdistan is seen as part of a foreign policy shift towards greater interventionism in the region.

Turkey has also sought to establish a buffer zone along its border with Syria to contain Syrian armed groups allied with the PKK .

Kurdish rulers of semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan have a close relationship with Ankara based on mutual interests.

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