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Turkey launches air strikes against PKK

Xinhua, July 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Turkish jets launched on Thursday a fresh wave of air strikes on several positions of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' party (PKK) in northern Iraq and in southeastern Turkey, local daily Hurriyet reported.

Some 30 F-16 fighters jets hit the PKK hideouts in Zap, Metina and Hafta regions in northern Iraq, while Turkish army launched operations against the group's positions in Turkey's Sirnak province, a military source said.

The air strikes came after the PKK killed five Turkish nationals, including a police officer, on Thursday and Wednesday.

Separately, three Turkish soldiers were injured in clashes with the PKK in eastern Agri province in a incident on late Wednesday.

The attacks came amidst escalating tensions in Turkey as the PKK has staged several offenses against Turkish security forces, with the government's military operations targeted the PKK's posts both in Turkey and in Iraq since last week.

The PKK, which has thus far claimed the lives of over 40,000 individuals, is firmly recognized as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Endit