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| Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes | Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes |
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| Turkey has launched fresh air strikes across the border into northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels, the army says. | Turkey has launched fresh air strikes across the border into northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels, the army says. |
| Aircraft have been attacking positions held by the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), according to the army's official website. | |
| Turkish airstrikes earlier this month were followed by the incursion of several hundred Turkish soldiers across the border into Iraq. | Turkish airstrikes earlier this month were followed by the incursion of several hundred Turkish soldiers across the border into Iraq. |
| Turkey says the PKK is using bases in Iraq to launch attacks on Turkey. | Turkey says the PKK is using bases in Iraq to launch attacks on Turkey. |
| The bombing lasted for half an hour and was followed by shelling from inside the Turkish border, army officials said. | |
| Turkish military officials pledged to continue operations "no matter how the conditions are", the Associated Press news agency quoted the statement as saying. | |
| Turkish officials said the PKK "suffered heavy losses in terms of its infrastructure and its human resources," during the military operation earlier this month. | |
| Iraqi officials said the air strikes on December 16 targeted 10 villages and killed one woman, while the PKK reported seven deaths. |