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/ 24 February 2008
Turkish forces used jets and heavy artillery to pound the bases of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Saturday, as a prelude to a major assault in the coming days. Turkish news agencies reported more troops moving towards the remote border area. Turkey is thought to have deployed 1 000 to 3 000 soldiers.
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/ 16 December 2007
Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed villages deep in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, local officials said. In Ankara, the Turkish military’s General Staff said in a statement its warplanes had attacked targets of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party.