Turkish Army Bombs Northern Iraq

TURKISH ARMY BOMBS NORTHERN IRAQ

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.01.2008 16:49 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish warplanes bombarded Hakurk, N.Iraq,
on Tuesday evening, NTV channel reported quoting a source in the
Kurdish administration.

Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on rebels’ facilities at
the Turkish-Iranian border for some two hours. No casualties have been
reported yet. The Turkish General Staff has provided no confirmation
either, Trend reports.

In October 2007, the Turkish parliament approved cross-border
operations in northern Iraq to fight outlawed PKK rebels.

The General Staff said at least 175 rebels and 60 targets have been
eliminated in the January 15 strike