Turkish ground troops make "short-term" incursion into Iraq
- 9 years ago
turkish ground forces crossed into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011 in a "short-term" operation to hunt down Kurdish rebels, a Turkish government official said, as Turkish jets carried out more airstrikes against rebel camps in the region.
urkish ground forces crossed into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011 in a "short-term" operation to hunt down Kurdish rebels, a Turkish government official said, as Turkish jets carried out more airstrikes against rebel camps in the region.
The troops crossed the border as part of a "hot pursuit" of the PKK rebels, who were involved in a roadside bomb attack that killed 16 soldiers on Sunday, the government official said.
"This is a short-term measure intended to prevent the terrorists' escape," the official said on condition of anonymity.
urkish ground forces crossed into northern Iraq on Tuesday for the first time since 2011 in a "short-term" operation to hunt down Kurdish rebels, a Turkish government official said, as Turkish jets carried out more airstrikes against rebel camps in the region.
The troops crossed the border as part of a "hot pursuit" of the PKK rebels, who were involved in a roadside bomb attack that killed 16 soldiers on Sunday, the government official said.
"This is a short-term measure intended to prevent the terrorists' escape," the official said on condition of anonymity.