{"id":1711,"date":"2011-08-24T15:58:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-08-24T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T15:58:25","slug":"turkey-bombs-north-iraq-for-sixth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ado-world.com\/en\/turkey-bombs-north-iraq-for-sixth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Bombs North Iraq for Sixth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kurdistan Workers’ Party spokesman says it appears Turkish forces may be making preparations to enter Iraq.
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\nADO-World.org<\/strong>
\n24-August-2011<\/p>\n

ARBIL – Turkish aircraft bombed north Iraq on Monday, the sixth day of a bombing campaign against bases of the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the region, a rebel spokesman said.<\/p>\n

"Turkish aircraft targeted the Kortek, Qandil and Jabal Mattine regions from midday until 3:00 pm (1200 GMT)," Ahmed Denis said, referring to areas that are respectively in the provinces of Sulaimaniyah, Arbil, and Dohuk, which make up the autonomous Kurdistan region.<\/p>\n

Denis said that as of Monday afternoon, there were no reports of casualties.<\/p>\n

He also said it appears that Turkish forces may be making preparations to enter Iraq, and that the PKK is also preparing for possible ground fighting.<\/p>\n

The Monday bombing comes a day after seven people, including women and children, were killed in a Turkish strike on a vehicle in Kortek, according to Hassan Abdullah, the mayor of the Qalat Dizah area.<\/p>\n

The Turkish military launched a first wave of bomb attacks on Wednesday against PKK targets in Iraq after a deadly attack by the rebel group against a military unit in Cukurca town in southeast Turkey that killed nine security personnel.<\/p>\n

The PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international community, took up arms in the Kurdish-majority southeast in 1984, sparking a conflict that has claimed about 45,000 lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Middle East Online<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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