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Iraq

May 12, 2008

Iraqi officials: Turkey hits Kurdish bases in Iraq

Turkish jets struck suspected Kurdish rebel targets close to the border in northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Monday.

There was no immediate confirmation of the airstrikes from the Turkish military, but if confirmed it would be the third straight night of air attacks on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

In a statement posted on its official Web site, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan said Turkish warplanes bombed several border areas near the towns of Neroye, Rekan and Dahuk in northern Iraq on Sunday night. Read more

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