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Turkey Launches New Attack On Iraq; Warplanes Hit Kurdish Targets In Latest Confirmed Cross-Border Offensive
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Dec 22, 2007 02:25pm |
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| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Saturday, December 22, 2007 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (AP) Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq on Saturday in the third confirmed cross-border offensive by Turkish forces in less than a week, a statement posted on the military's Web site said.
The military said the bombing lasted nearly a half-hour on Saturday afternoon, and was followed by shelling from inside Turkish borders. It did not say how deep into Iraqi territory the warplanes penetrated, or which areas were shelled.
It vowed to continue military operations on both sides of Turkish-Iraqi border "no matter how the conditions are," the statement said.
Turkish jet fighters on Dec. 16 launched the first confirmed air assault on Iraqi soil since the U.S.-led invasion, bombing bases in northern Iraq held by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.
The United States and Iraq both have urged Turkey to avoid a major operation in the area, fearing it could destabilize what has been the calmest region in Iraq. |
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