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Turkish jets attack PKK targets in northern Iraq

Xinhua, February 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Turkey conducted airstrikes on positions of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq late Wednesday, authorities said Thursday.

The operation came shortly after a suicide bombing killed at least 28 people and wounded 61 others in the capital, Ankara.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed Kurdish militants for the Ankara bombing.

The Turkish military said the attack struck military service buses stopping at a traffic light, setting at least four buses ablaze within the vicinity of the Turkish General Staff headquarters and Parliament.

The airstrikes late Wednesday hit PKK posts including the group's leaders, said a written statement issued by the Turkish Armed Forces.

The PKK resumed its violent offensive against the Turkish government following the collapse of the peace process last summer.

Turkish security forces launched military operations against PKK militants in southeastern Turkey last December. Endit