Turkey Says It Had Killed Up To 100 Kurdish Fighters In Iraq Air Strikes -- The Guardian
Cross-border attacks on PKK guerrillas in Iraq may trigger civil unrest and ethnic violence in Turkey, warns opposition
A series of cross-border air strikes by Turkey has killed up to 100 Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish military leadership, which warned that further raids are likely.
The Turkish army said on its website that between 90 and 100 fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK) had been killed and at least 80 wounded. The air strikes, which began on Wednesday, followed an attack by the PKK in the south-eastern province of Hakkari in which eight Turkish soldiers and a guard died. In the wake of that attack, Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said: "The time for words is over. Now is the time for actions."
The PKK has stepped up attacks on the Turkish army since July, killing almost 40 soldiers.
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