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Turkish planes hit 31 PKK targets in N.Iraq-military
11 Oct 2008 07:16:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
ANKARA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Turkey's military said on Saturday it had launched airstrikes against Kurdish separatist PKK bases in northern Iraq late on Friday, hitting 31 targets.

The Turkish government and the military are under mounting pressure to strike at the PKK after deadly attacks on Turkish security forces.


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An Iraqi parliament member grieves during the funeral of her slain colleague Saleh al-Ugaili in Baghdad's Sadr City October 10, 2008. Ugaili, a member of parliament from anti-American cleric Moqtada al ...



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