Turkish jets hit suspected rebel targets in Iraq (AP)

ANKARA, Turkey ? Turkey's military says warplanes have bombed suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.

A military statement said Sunday the jets hit caves and other shelters in Iraq's Zap and Hakurk regions, near the border with Turkey. It said the operation took place late Saturday.

The military said all planes returned to base safely but did not provide any details about damage or casualties.

The rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, are fighting for autonomy in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast. The conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives since 1984.

The PKK has long used northern Iraq as a base for attacks inside Turkey. Turkey's air force has launched dozens of air raids on suspected rebel bases in northern Iraq since August.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/asia/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120212/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_iraq_kurds

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