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12 killed as Turkish jets hit PKK bases in Turkey, northern Iraq

Turkish fighter jets struck Kurdish militant targets in rural areas of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province and northern Iraq on Friday, killing 12 militants, security sources said. Eight Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) target

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69 Kurdish militants killed in Turkish offensive

Sixty-nine Kurdish insurgents and two Turkish soldiers have been killed in four days of fighting across southeast Turkey as security forces ramp up operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), security sources and the military

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Kurdish rebels begin Turkey withdrawal

Turkish security forces manned checkpoints along the mountainous border with Iraq on Wednesday, keeping up their guard while Kurdish militants prepared to withdraw after 30 years of conflict that has killed 40,000 and ravaged the region.

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18 killed as Turkish troops, PKK clash

Eighteen people were killed on Tuesday in fighting between Turkish soldiers and militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) at three military outposts in southeast Turkey, officials and security sources said. Eight Turkish soldiers were

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Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Iraq

Turkish warplanes struck 60 Kurdish guerrilla targets in  northern Iraq overnight, military headquarters said in a statement on Thursday, in apparent retaliation for a rebel attack on Turkish forces. It said Turkish artillery hit 168

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Turkey hits PKK targets in N Iraq

Turkey's military said on Sunday its fighter jets hit 12 Kurdish separatist targets in northern Iraq's Qandil region in an operation that started at midnight. The army general staff said in a statement on its website that all the planes ha

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Over 150 Kurd rebels killed in Turkish bombing

More than 150 Kurdish rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in Turkish bombing raids carried out in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said. "According to initial estimates, this operation allowed us to ne

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Turkey must leave Iraq quickly says Bush

US President George W Bush said Turkish troops should withdraw from Northern Iraq "as quickly as possible." "The Turks need to move, move quickly, achieve their objective and get out," he told a White House news conference. Thousan

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Turkish PM says N Iraq offensive planned

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said late on Monday that a military operation was still planned against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq, state news agency Anatolian reported on Tuesday. Erdogan held crucial talks with US Pr

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US vows help for Turkey against Kurdish rebels

US President George W Bush, facing Turkish threats of a military strike against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, told Turkey's leader that he was committed to countering the militants and offered to share intelligence with Ankara. Prime Minister Ta

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