Turkish military plane crashes in Mediterranean
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 22 (IANS) A Turkish military plane that went missing Friday was found to have crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, in Syrian territorial waters, Xinhua reported.The warplane carrying two ... Read more...
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Turkey allowed US to use airbase to take suspected terrorists to Guantánamo Bay
January 18th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
Ankara, Jan 18 (ANI): US diplomatic cables released by the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' have revealed that Turkey had allowed the US to use its airbase at Incirlik to take suspected terrorists to ... Read more...
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Eight Turkish soldiers killed near Iraqi border
June 19th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 19 (DPA) Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 injured in an attack by Kurdish rebels on a military outpost near Turkey's border with Iraq, the Turkish military said Saturday.
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Turkey, Syria begin first joint military exercise
April 27th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, April 27 (DPA) Turkey Monday started its first joint military training exercise with neighbouring Syria, the Turkish general staff said.
The small-scale training exercises focussed on border protection and will last until ... Read more...
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13 rebels killed in Turkish air raids inside Iraq
February 13th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Feb 13 (DPA) Thirteen Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air force raids last week on Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) camps in northern Iraq, a spokesman for the Turkish General Staff ... Read more...
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Turkish planes strike Kurdish targets in Iraq
February 6th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Feb 6 (Xinhua) Turkish planes have carried out air strikes against Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported Friday quoting the Turkish General Staff. General ... Read more...
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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish separatists in Iraq
July 24th, 2008 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Ankara, July 24 (DPA) Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel targets inside northern Iraq, the Turkish General Staff announced Thursday. In a short statement on its official website, the General Staff said ... Read more...
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25 killed in clashes between Turkish soldiers, rebels
May 11th, 2008 - 12:11 am ICT by admin
DPA
Istanbul, May 10 (DPA) The Turkish military Saturday said it killed 19 fighters of the banned underground organisation, the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), in clashes in which six Turkish soldiers also died. ... Read more...
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More than 150 Kurdish rebels killed in Iraq: Turkish Army
May 4th, 2008 - 4:44 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Ankara, May 4 (Xinhua) More than 150 rebels of the Kurdish rebels have been killed in a series of air raids in the past two days, the Turkish Army has said. In ... Read more...
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Turkish air force strikes Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq
May 3rd, 2008 - 6:19 am ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad/Ankara, May 3 (DPA) The Turkish military confirmed Friday that it carried out a series of bombing attacks on Kurdish rebel camps inside Iraq Thursday night. In a short statement posted on ... Read more...
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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq
April 16th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, April 16 (DPA) Turkish warplanes attacked Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the Turkish military Wednesday. In a short statement posted on its official website, ... Read more...
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Seven Kurdish separatists killed in Turkey
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, April 2 (DPA) Seven Kurdish separatists were killed in clashes with Turkish soldiers in south-east Turkey, bringing the toll from two days of fighting near the border with Iraq to 19, ... Read more...
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Turkey denies US pressure to end Iraq incursion
March 3rd, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, March 2 (DPA) Turkish President Abdullah Gul Sunday said the decision to call an end to Turkish military operations against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq was in no way taken under ... Read more...
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Turkish troops continue Iraq offensive
February 26th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, Feb 26 (DPA) Turkish troops operating in northern Iraq cut off routes to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) main camp in the Qandil mountains, stopping PKK fighters from other regions from ... Read more...
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Turkish troops advancing on Kurdish rebel headquarters
February 25th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, Feb 25 (DPA) Turkish troops were Monday advancing on the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) headquarters located in the Qandil Mountains near the Iraqi border with Iran, Turkish newspapers reported. PKK camps ... Read more...
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49 killed during Turkish army incursion in northern Iraq
February 23rd, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Istanbul, Feb 23 (DPA) Fighting between Turkish troops and Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq has left at least 44 PKK fighters and five Turkish soldiers dead as the ... Read more...
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24 Kurdish rebels among 29 killed in Iraq
February 23rd, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, Feb 23 (DPA) The Turkish military has said five soldiers and 24 Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes during its operations in northern Iraq. In the first casualty figures given since ... Read more...
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