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Turkish fighters bomb Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

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ANKARA, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - The Turkish Air Force carried out air strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, local media said Wednesday citing north Iraqi sources.

The Turkish General Staff has not confirmed the reports yet, made by the Dogan news agency, that said four F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighters had hit the Hakurk region between Iraq, Turkey and Iran Wednesday.

There have been no reports of casualties or damage.

The Turkish Air Force last carried out strikes on northern Iraq April 16. Turkey's General Staff then reported the strikes were targeted at Kurdish militants, who were trying to penetrate Turkish territory to carry out attacks.

In February, the Turkish army held a large-scale cross border operation in northern Iraq, killing, according to official data, 240 militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

The PKK has been fighting for an autonomous ethnic Kurd state in southeast Turkey for nearly 25 years. The conflict has so far claimed over 40,000 lives.

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