Turkey extends mandate for Iraq strikes on Kurd rebels
(AFP) – 3 hours ago
ANKARA — Turkey's parliament on Wednesday extended the government's mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring Iraq.
The vote comes as increasing attacks by Kurdish rebels also targeting civilians are piling pressure on the Turkish government, which has threatened to launch an incursion into northern Iraq by its land forces to root out rebel bases.
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