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.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 11:42 AFP — The Turkish army said Thursday it had sent hundreds of troops into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels in response to Wednesday's ambushes that killed 24 soldiers.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 11:26 AFP — The Turkish army said Thursday it had sent hundreds of troops into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels in response to Wednesday's ambushes that killed 24 soldiers.

Thursday, 20 October, 2011 , 11:10 AFP — Baghdad pledged to cooperate with Ankara on security issues on Thursday as it condemned an attack by Kurdish rebels on the Iraq border that left 24 Turkish soldiers dead.