Wednesday, December 26, 2007  Iraq Related articles 6 January 2020: Iraqi Parliament votes for expulsion of United States troops 6 January 2020: United States military kills Qasem Soleimani 10 November 2019: Coalition authorities report no casualties from missile strike on Iraqi air base 9 November 2018: Mass graves of thousands of ISIL victims found, UN reports 19 October 2017: Iraqi army regains control over Peshmerga fighters' occupied Kirkuk Location of Iraq Collaborate! Pillars of Wikinews writing Writing an article File:TuAF1.jpg Officials say that Turkish warplanes have bombed suspected Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq for the fourth time in five days. There is no information on whether there were any casualties. The Turkish military says the aircraft hit eight caves and hideouts used by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels Wednesday in Iraq's Dahuk Governorate. Turkish state media quote President Abdullah Gül as saying that Ankara and Washington are satisfied with their cooperation in sharing intelligence to fight the PKK. A White House spokesman reiterated today that the United States regards the PKK as a terrorist group. But, he says the Bush administration has expressed concern to Ankara about any steps that could lead to civilian casualties. In another development, the Turkish military says troops killed six PKK rebels and captured two others Wednesday in a security operation in southeastern Turkey, near the Iraqi border. It says troops have killed 11 rebels in the operation in Şırnak province since Tuesday. The military said Tuesday that it has killed at least 150 to 175 Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq since December 16, when it began cross-border bombing raids. There has been no independent verification of rebel casualties. Ankara had threatened to attack PKK bases in northern Iraq in response to a series of deadly ambushes by the group in southeastern Turkey in recent months. The Turkish parliament authorized cross-border operations against the group in October. The PKK has been fighting for self-rule in southeastern Turkey since 1984. The conflict has killed more than 30,000 people. "Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish rebels" — Wikinews, October 24, 2007 "Turkey preparing for incursion into Iraq after PKK militants kill 17 soldiers" — Wikinews, October 21, 2007 "Turkish Parliament approves military action in Iraq" — Wikinews, October 18, 2007 Turkey-PKK conflict "Turkish jets in fresh Iraq strike" — BBC News Online, December 26, 2007 Selcuk Gokoluk and Sherko Raouf. "Turkish warplanes strike rebels in northern Iraq" — Reuters, December 26, 2007 This article is based on Turkey Carries Out More Air Strikes in Northern Iraq by VOA News which is in the public domain.
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