Turkey invades North Iraq

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The Turkish Armed Forces have entered North Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish militants, Yeni Safak newspaper reports. According to the source, the Turkish special task force is conducting an operation to back helicopters, F16 fighters and artillery strike camps of the PKK (Kurdistan Worker Party). The troops invaded the Iraqi territory by approximately 50 km. According to the Turkish military, up to 3,500 Kurdish rebels are deployed in the area.

Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that a military operation could be launched in North Iraq at any moment and Turkey would not ask for permission from the international community for it. The US administration was reportedly informed about the actions of the Turkish army and share intelligence data with it.

Turkish military commandment has not given comment on the launch of military action in North Iraq yet.