3 injured in attack at Iraqi Turkmen MP’s house

At least three people were injured in an attack on the house of an Iraqi Turkmen lawmaker in northern Iraq's Saladin province on Sunday.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Iraqi MP Niyazi Mimaroglu said that his house in Saladin province's Tuz Khormato district was attacked by mortar shells four times.

"Three people who were at home during the attack have been injured. One of the injured, my son seriously wounded," he said.

Mimaroglu blamed PKK terrorists for the attack, adding his house had been assaulted before.

The central government on Friday began to deploy forces in the vicinity of Taza and Bashir villages, some 10 kilometers south of Kirkuk city after the withdrawal of the Peshmerga forces in the night.

Tuz Khormato district witnessed clashes late Friday between the Peshmerga forces and the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia that caused injuries on both sides.

The Sept. 25 illegitimate referendum of the Kurdish region had faced strong opposition from most regional and international actors -- including the U.S., Turkey, and Iran -- who warned that the poll would distract from Iraq's fight against terrorism and further destabilize the region.

The Iraqi parliament has approved a set of measures against the Kurdish region, including deploying federal forces in disputed areas.