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Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq in the first air raid in the region since mid-December, the military has said. A group of mostly female PKK guerrillas at a base near Rania in northern Iraq The "intensive" strike targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) hideouts in the Zap area along the Turkish frontier, which is known as a major rebel stronghold. A statement on a Turkish military website said: "All 13 targets were successfully hit. It said the military was trying to determine how many PKK militants had been killed, adding: "Operations as part of the fight against terrorism will continue with determination both at home and abroad." Turkish warplanes have been bombing PKK positions in the mountains of northern Iraq since December 16. In February, the army also conducted a week-long ground... [read full story]
