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Turkish jets bomb terorist positions in Iraq |
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Written by Agencies
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
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Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish terorist positions in northern Iraq, the Turkish military has said.
The jets struck targets in the Zap-Sivi, Avasin-Basyan and Kakurk areas, it said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage, in what was the fourth Turkish air raid in northern Iraq since 16 December.
The Turkish military said that Tuesday's air raid had targeted only confirmed PKK positions, describing the strikes as "intensive".
It said in a statement: "Our planes returned to their bases safely after successfully completing their duties." it gave no details on how many jets had been involved in the operation.
The military said that efforts had been made to avoid any civilian casualties.
Turkey's General Staff said a senior general, Ergin Saygun, visited Baghdad on Tuesday for security talks with Iraqi and U.S. military top brass, including the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus.
Turkey launched its first cross-border raid on 16 December. Three air raids and an incursion by ground forces followed shortly afterwards.
The US backs Turkish operations against the PKK and has agreed to share intelligence with Ankara.
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