Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 21:37 AFP — Turkish forces crossed into Iraq Thursday to strike at Kurdish rebels and warplanes pounded their bases in retaliation for the death of 24 soldiers, officials said.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 21:30 AFP — The United States said Thursday that it supported Turkey after it sent its military into Iraq to strike at Kurdish rebels in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 soldiers.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 15:40 AFP — Turkish forces crossed into Iraq Thursday to strike at Kurdish rebels and warplanes pounded their bases in retaliation for the death of 24 soldiers, officials said.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 15:38 AFP — Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will visit Turkey on Friday to discuss "regional issues and terrorism," a Turkish diplomat told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 15:36 AFP — Herewith the main Turkish incursions into northern Iraq since 1992.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 15:26 AFP — Turkish forces crossed into Iraq on Thursday to strike at Kurdish rebels and warplanes pounded their bases in retaliation for the death of 24 soldiers, officials said.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 15:26 AFP — Turkish forces crossed into Iraq Thursday to strike at Kurdish rebels and warplanes pounded their bases in retaliation for the death of 24 soldiers, officials said.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 12:12 AFP — Turkey's decision to order 22 battalions into battle against Kurdish rebels comes after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came under growing pressure to act decisively to halt a spiral of attacks.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 12:06 AFP — Turkish forces crossed into Iraq Thursday to strike at Kurdish rebels and warplanes pounded their bases in retaliation for the death of 24 soldiers, officials said.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 11:56 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said on Thursday it would "welcome" Turkish forces who launched a ground incursion into north Iraq, where the rebels maintain bases.