Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq

Turkey's military says warplanes have bombed 13 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq. A statement posted on the military Web site says warplanes attacked rebel "facilities" in the Zab region, near the Turkish border, late Wednesday. There was no immediate information on casualties. Turkey has conducted frequent air raids on suspected positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in northern Iraq. Earlier this year, it also launched a weeklong ground offensive there. The rebels use bases in Iraq as a staging ground for cross-border attacks on Turkish... [read full story]