Turkey launches air strikes on PKK in Iraq and southeast Turkey

Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in Northern Iraq and southeast Turkey on Friday night, the latest raids in a military campaign against the terrorist group.

The Turkish army said it hit 23 PKK targets, including shelters and supply points, in Zap, Avasin-Baysan, Hakurk and Kandil areas in northern Iraq with 22 fighter jets.

The air strikes were carried out between the hours of 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., the army said.

It also said it hit PKK locations in Şırnak province in Turkey's southeast, including shelters and gun points.

Violence erupted anew in July, with Turkey launching air strikes on the PKK camps in response to attacks on its security forces, ending a March 2013 ceasefire. Hundreds have been killed in the latest fighting.
  todayszaman.com
21/11/15
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