PKK Chased Into In Iraq After Attacks
June 17 2010
The Turkish military crossed into northern Iraq on Wednesday to pursue Kurdish rebels who attacked a military facility in southeastern Turkey, reports the Hurriyet Daily News.
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants attacked a military base in the Sirnak province near the Iraqi border early on Wednesday morning, killing a soldier and wounding three others, Turkish officials said.
In response, three commando divisions and a specialized battalion were dispatched to chase the...
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