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| Turkish jets 'attack PKK hideout' | |
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| Turkish warplanes have attacked a hideout of the rebel Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish army says. | |
| Turkish jets destroyed a PKK base in the operation, killing an unspecified number of militants, the army said. | Turkish jets destroyed a PKK base in the operation, killing an unspecified number of militants, the army said. |
| The militants were based at a cave in the Qandil mountain region of Iraq. | The militants were based at a cave in the Qandil mountain region of Iraq. |
| The airstrikes come two days after a bomb attack in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, killed 17 people. The Turkish government blamed Kurdish militants. | The airstrikes come two days after a bomb attack in the Turkish capital, Istanbul, killed 17 people. The Turkish government blamed Kurdish militants. |
| The PKK has denied responsibility for Sunday's bombing. | |
| Iraq hideouts | |
| Up to 40 PKK militants were based in a cave in the Qandil mountains, which was totally destroyed in the attacks, according to the Turkish military. | |
| "Most of those terrorists outside the cave along with an unspecified number inside were killed", Turkey's military said in a statement on its website. | |
| The statement also said Turkish warplanes attacked a second target in the Zap mountain region along the Turkish border with Iran, but did not give any details. | |
| Turkey accuses PKK rebels of using hideouts in northern Iraq as part of their campaign for self-rule in mainly Kurdish south-east Turkey. | Turkey accuses PKK rebels of using hideouts in northern Iraq as part of their campaign for self-rule in mainly Kurdish south-east Turkey. |
| Some 40,000 people have been killed since the PKK launched its campaign in 1984. | Some 40,000 people have been killed since the PKK launched its campaign in 1984. |