(Corrects total Turkish army death toll in first paragraph to 12) ANKARA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Five Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with PKK Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Sunday, a Turkish security source said, bringing the death toll among government troops since the start of their land offensive to 12. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters 16 more PKK rebels had also been killed in Sunday's clashes, adding that heavy fighting was continuing in 15 different locations across the remote, mountainous region.
An undated handout picture provided by the Turkish Chief of General Staff army headquarters on February 24, 2008, shows Turkish soldiers taking part in an operation in northern Iraq. Turkey's military ...
