On 20 July, Turkish forces killed 8 Arab tourists in #Zaxo, Southern Kurdistan. Many more were wounded by artillery fire in the brutal attack. Shortly after, protests broke out in Baghdad against the Turkish war on Iraqi soil. Turkish forces were asked to leave Iraq and Turkish flags were burned. The Iraqi Interior Ministry issued a surprisingly strong condemnation of the attacks and the Turkish presence in the region. This has not been the case in similar incidents in the past. Turkish propaganda organs were quick to blame the PKK guerrillas for the attacks in order to protect themselves from the wrath of the Iraqi population. This narrative was quickly picked up by Turkish nationalists who spread it on social media, but the people protesting in Iraq were not fooled. Protests were announced for the coming days in various cities.