Turkey Invades Iraq After Today's Kurd Attack That Killed 26 Turkish Soldiers -- News Roundup

Spiegel Online

Turkey Launches Revenge Attacks on Kurdish Militants -- Spiegel Online

Turkey has launched cross-border attacks into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish militants who killed more than 20 Turkish soldiers early on Wednesday morning. The situation threatens to explode into widespread violence in the region.

Turkey is in a state of shock. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, militants with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) launched an attack resulting in the death of more than 20 Turkish soldiers and police. The coordinated attack was the deadliest since 1992 and targeted nine military camps at points near the border with Iraq. The most casualties were reported at Cukurova, where 18 soldiers died.

Read more ....

More News On Turkey's Invasion Of Kurdish Regions In Iraq

Turkey invades Iraq after Kurdish rebels kill 26 Turkish soldiers -- Miami herald/McClatchy News
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels in Iraq After Deadly Attack -- Voice of America
Turkey Vows 'Great Revenge' For Kurdish Attack On Soldiers -- Radio Free Europe
Turkey launches assault against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq -- L.A. Times
PKK kills 24 Turkish troops, Ankara hits back -- Reuters
Report: Turkey launches incursion into Iraq after Kurdish rebels kill 26 soldiers -- Washington Post/AP
Turkey shells northern Iraq: Kurdish rebels -- AFP
Turkey launches cross-border assault after Kurdish attack -- The Telegraph
Factbox: Turkey's armed forces -- Reuters
Timeline: Recent Kurdish militant attacks in Turkey -- Reuters

Turkish Warplanes Strike Kurdish Rebels in Iraq

A Turkish tank near the Iraqi border. AFP

Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels In North Iraq: Report -- AFP

ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish warplanes have carried out new bombing raids against Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported Friday, quoting an army spokesman.

The strike on Thursday targeted hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Zap-Avashin region of the Kurdish-held autonomous north of Iraq, General Metin Gurak told reporters, according to Anatolia.

Read more ....

More News On Turkey Bombing Kurdish Rebel Areas

Turkish Warplanes Strike Kurdish Rebels in Iraq -- Voice Of America
Turkey bombs suspected Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq -- CNN
Turkey says attacks Kurd rebel targets in N. Iraq -- Reuters
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq -- International Herald Tribune
Turkey launches air strike against PKK in northern Iraq -- China View
Turkey Bombs PKK Rebel Bases In Northern Iraq -- RTT News