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Turkey threatens Iraq raid after deadly Kurdish rebel attack


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 14:53 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Tuesday to launch a fresh incursion into northern Iraq as warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets across the border after a deadly attack killed 17 troops.

Turkish PM threatens incursion into Iraq after rebel attack


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 10:25 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Tuesday to launch an incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels if necessary, after a bloody attack last week left 17 soldiers dead.

Turkish PM says incursion into Iraq possible 'if need be'


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 09:23 AFP — Turkey will launch an incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels "if need be", Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday after a bloody attack last week left 17 soldiers dead.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebels in Iraq, Turkey


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 08:07 AFP — Turkish warplanes Tuesday bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets inside Turkey and across the border in northern Iraq, intensifying an onslaught triggered by a deadly militant attack last week.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebels in Iraq, Turkey: army


Tuesday, 7 October, 2008 , 07:13 AFP — Turkish warplanes on Tuesday bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets both inside the country and across the border in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said.

Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq, government mulls steps


Monday, 6 October, 2008 , 16:33 AFP — The Turkish army on Monday stepped up operations against Kurdish rebels, bombing their hideouts both in neighbouring Iraq and inside Turkey after 17 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack last week.

Death toll climbs to 17 after rebel attack on Turkish army


Monday, 6 October, 2008 , 15:57 AFP — The death toll from a Kurdish rebel attack on a Turkish border outpost last week reached 17 Monday as the army said that the bodies of two missing soldiers were found.

Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq: army


Monday, 6 October, 2008 , 10:31 AFP — Turkish warplanes carried out a bombing raid against Kurdish rebel hideouts in neighbouring northern Iraq on Monday, the military said.

Turkish PM holds ministers meeting on rebel attacks


Monday, 6 October, 2008 , 09:23 AFP — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to meet with his ministers Monday after a deadly rebel attack against Turkish soldiers and weekend reprisals that the army said killed nearly two dozen insurgents.

Kurdish rebels claim taking two bodies of Turkish soldiers


Monday, 6 October, 2008 , 08:53 AFP — The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday claimed it had the bodies of two Turkish soldiers killed in a raid last week in southeastern Turkey near the border with Iraq.