Sunday, February 24, 2008

Euro2day :: Fierce Turkish assault takes heavy toll

"Fierce Turkish assault takes heavy toll

By Vincent Boland in Ankara and Demetri Sevastopulo in Canberra
Published: 24/2/2008 | Last Updated: 24/2/2008 18:40 London Time

Eight Turkish soldiers and 33 Kurdish separatist militants were killed on Sunday as Turkey continued a ferocious assault on PKK bases in northern Iraq.

The assault appears to have inflicted heavy damage on militant hideouts in the mountains that straddle the two countries' border."

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