Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish jets bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring northern Iraq overnight, the military said Friday.
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Turks seek more trade with Iraqi Kurds despite tensions
Sunday, June 27th, 2010
ANKARA, Jun 27, 2010 (AFP) - A large Turkish business delegation will head to northern Iraq Tuesday to boost trade links, despite a political chill over Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in the area, a newspaper report said.
Turkey, Iran boost war on Kurds in Iraq
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
SULEIOMANIYAH, Iraq, June 24 (UPI) -- The Turkish military has mounted several attacks on Kurdish separatist bases in northern Iraq in recent days as Ankara's 26-year war with its troublesome minority, one of the world's longest-running guerrilla conflicts, swells yet again. Iraq - Iraqi Kurdistan - Iran - Ankara - Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish troops hunt down Kurdish rebels
Monday, June 21st, 2010
ANKARA, Turkey | Elite commando units rappelled down from helicopters, and mechanized infantry units blocked escape routes of Kurdish rebels in a major operation along the Iraqi border on Monday. Turkey's military chief did not rule out a cross-border offensive against rebel hideouts in northern Iraq. "It is our duty ...
Iraq slams Turkish military incursion
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Baghdad has criticized Ankara for launching a military incursion into northern Iraq to attack the positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants.
