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  Turkish Armed Forces Strike PKK Camps in N. Iraq
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Last EditedRP  May 01, 2006 01:46pm
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MediaEnglish Language Newspaper - Today's Zaman
News DateSaturday, April 29, 2006 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description The Turkish armed forces have launched their first military operation along the Iraqi border where Turkish troops have concentrated for days.

The Northern Iraqi cities of Amedi and Zaho, sheltering Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) militants, were hit with mortar attacks in “Operation Crescent.”

First reports say that locations where militants were lodged in the regions of Geliye, Pisaxa, Pirbela, Sheshdara, Sheranish and Elanish were demolished.

The Iranian military extended their operation 10 kilometers to maintain security along the border.
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