The bombing raid targeted a PKK affiliate, but KRG Peshmerga were killed. A former IS group hideout occupied by fighters from several PKK-aligned militias west of Sinjar, Nov. 12, 2015. (PATRICK OSGOOD/Iraq Oil Report) Turkish jets bombed several positions on and around Iraq’s Sinjar Mountain overnight Tuesday, killing at least six members of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) security forces.The Turkish military said it was targeting an affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long guerrilla war against the Turkish state, although no PKK-backed fighters appear to have been killed in the Sinjar strikes.Neither the Iraqi nor Kurdistan governments said they had a… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription or sign up for a free trial .