Turkey renews air strikes on Kurdish rebels inside Iraq: military (AFP)

ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey carried out fresh air strikes in the early hours of Sunday on Kurdish rebel positions inside northern Iraq, the Turkish military announced. Twelve targets linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the Kandil mountains -- where the rebels have their headquarters -- were targeted, the military said on its website. There was no word of casualties in the air raids that began at midnight (2100 GMT). They were the first air strikes reported since Thursday when the Turkish military said it struck 13 PKK targets inside northern Iraq. "Terrorist losses are undergoing evaluation," the military said. It added: "The anti-terrorist operations were carried out with determination inside the country and abroad in view of military needs". The PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international... [read full story]