Turkish Jets Hit PKK Targets on Iraqi Border

Posted 2015-08-20 06:27 GMTANKARA (Xinhua) — Turkish security forces have further intensified their fight against terror after militants of the banned Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) killed eight soldiers in Siirt province in southeastern Turkey early Wednesday, local Sabah daily reported.Turkish F-16 warplanes bombarded the PKK camps in the Karacali area in northern Iraq near the Turkish-Iraqi border for one hour, according to the report.The fighters, which took off from Diyarbakir province in southeastern Turkey, targeted PKK shelters along the border, the report said.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed last Tuesday to continue military operations against the PKK until its disarmament.We will persevere in our struggle until they lay down and bury their arms, and until the last terrorist leaves the country,” Erdogan said