[Iraq] Explosions/Remote violence: Air/drone strike

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Turkish military aircraft reportedly conducted airstrikes against PKK forces in the Desta Kafya area of Aqra district, Ninewa province, northern Iraq on March 29, 2025. Casualty information remains unknown.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether operations expand beyond this localized engagement in northern Iraq's mountainous border region.

Watch points

• Monitor for independent media confirmation of the reported Turkish airstrikes and any escalation in cross-border military operations
• Track potential PKK retaliation or broader security deterioration in Iraq's Kurdistan region that could affect regional movement of goods