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Turkish Air Strikes Target Kurdish Rebels

Attack inside northern Iraq the first since US invasion

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 16, 2007 8:10 AM CST

(Newser) – Turkey launched its first air strike since 2003 on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq early this morning, targeting a mountainous region near the Turkish border where the government says the PKK has its leadership council and camps. About 50 warplanes were used in the offensive,... Read full story »

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Turkish Air Strikes Target Kurdish Rebels

Attack inside northern Iraq the first since US invasion

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