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Turkey Hits Kurds With Air Strikes

Posted Dec 22, 07 3:33 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Turkey bombed Kurdish rebel targets in Northern Iraq today, claiming strikes on "infrastructure" but no fatalities, the BBC reports. Ten planes reportedly attacked the al-Amadiyah region, which Kurdish officials say is abandoned for fear of military strikes. Turkish officials said the militant PKK "suffered heavy losses in terms of its infrastructure and its human resources."

The Turkish army website warned after the strike that Kurdish rebels "will understand through experience that northern Iraq is not a safe place" said that they "have no chance against the Turkish military." Hundreds of Turkish soldiers launched a ground attack after a similar strike last Sunday. The US, which has shared military intelligence on the Kurds, is against any large campaign against Iraq's most stable region.

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Turkish Air Force fighters fly over a national flag during a ceremony on the Victory Day in Ankara, Turkey, in this Aug. 30, 2007 file photo. Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq...   (Associated Press)
A U.S. F-16 fighter approaches a KC-135R, Stratotanker, for air refueling during a patrol over a no-fly zone over northern Iraq near Turkey-Iraq border in this June 19, 2001 file photo. Turkish jet fighters,...   (Associated Press)
Turkish Army tanks roll in the southeastern town of Silopi near the Habur border crossing in Sirnak province, on the Turkish-Iraqi border, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. The Turkish army sent hundreds...   (Associated Press)
Map locates Turkish incursion into Iraq; includes Kurdish area on Iraq-Turkey border; 1c x 3 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 95.3 mm   (Associated Press)
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