Turkey sent special forces into northern Iraq

Sat Dec 1, 2007 4:37pm GMT
 
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TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - The Turkish army sent around 100 special forces to northern Iraq to attack a camp used by the Kurdish PKK rebel group, a military official told Reuters on Saturday.

The official said the special forces were now back in Turkey and the army had also sent between four and six helicopters on Saturday to northern Iraq to bomb the camp used by the PKK.

(Reporting by Ferit Demir)

 

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