According to the Turkish military, warplanes bombed a number of targets in Mount Qandil, deep in Iraqi territory, which they said were being used as hideouts for the PKK rebels, which have attacked targets in Turkey recently.
There were no indications of a death toll, but the military’s statement said nine “shelters and caves” were hit in the area, which is along the Iraq-Iran border. Iran had in the past targeted Kurdish rebels operating in the area, sparking an angry response from Iraq.
Turkey has been operating against targets in Iraqi Kurdistan for years, mostly with the tactic approval of Iraqi officials. Though Iraqi Kurdistan retains close ties with Turkey, a strike so deep is likely to be controversial especially if, as past strikes have, they produced significant civilian casualties.
The fighting between Turkey and the PKK seems to be escalating in recent months, with the PKK targeting Turkish soldiers domestically and Turkey apparently willing to send warplanes abroad for retaliatory strikes.
The PPK is making Turkey pay for its ficklessness and treachery.
it would be nice if you would use a map with labels of the places described in the article
as far as i can tell qandil mountain is literally on the iran Iraq border.
We have said this before: that the situation in Syria is yet another scenario orchestrated by England-US and some other NATO countries like they did in Balkan diving Yugoslavia, the only thing that is different is that Turkey was not involved in bombing Yugoslavia and not to many intellectuals were talking about the Saudis and their participation in that war.
The Balkan war was about dividing one of the independent and progressive countries in Eastern Europe and opening a pathway for Oil and natural gas export from Caspian Sea to Europe via Kosovo.
1- Syrian war is about separating the social political and economic friendships between Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.
2-who is behind and paying for the costs of the war among others, are Saudi Arabia and UAE Kingdome families.
3-who is benefiting beside these Tyrants, US and NATO militaristic – strategic and economical interests in the region.
4-Why, because if Syria is divided or its regimes changed or what is called Syrian “rebels” take over, then the country, as in Libya, will see a NATO military base in Syria within few months.
5-If that happens then Russia is completely isolated from South.
6- if all the above happens, then US and EU hegemony in dominating the world economy is materialized, why.., because it is them, as Hillary Clinton put it: “US have to lead the world economy”, or as Paul Wolfowitz have said, “now that USSR is no longer there it is time for US to face those and by all means that stands in front of US interests”. Here, this man is referring to the world source of energy in Persian Gulf and Central Asia in one hand and in the other for US to be in a better position facing China and Russia economy growth
7-in case if that happens then Vulture capitalism taken over the world economy, which in real time, as today’s time and date, people around the world will see a world with more war for regimes changes or dividing nations as US and NATO militarism systems wanting to dominate the world economy.
NATO is a land – grabbing European tool lead by the Europeans NEO fascism, here US government can not have a legal battle with NATO regarding human rights violations, war crimes and etc. for two reasons, one: NATO is the entity of the US government, it was built by the US so US needs to follow or plan the NATO next mission. As Madeleine Albright have said it best, “what is so good about this army if we can not use it”, here she referring the matter not only to US militarism regime but directing it to NATO cooperation in Balkan war and future wars as now.
Second: US have its own agenda and interests; therefore, since the Balkan war and succeeded war in dividing Yugoslavia, US- Israel -NATO-Saudi Arabia- Turkey- Jordanian have become the new military partner doing the same as they have in Yugoslavia wanting to divide, or changing the Syrian regime and all others, or creating a long term, very long regional wars, if possible taking this war to Lebanon and Iraq, the Kurdish regions in Turkey and Syria for one reason and one reason only, to separate, weaken the friendship between the nations in northern Persian Gulf. That is the only part in Middle East – Persian Gulf that US and NATO don’t have any military base and that is the only way for US and NATO governments to achieve the goal of Paul Wolfowitz, Madeline Albright and now Hillary Clinton. The complexity of all these wars are about the ideological terms understood by US and EU “democrats” and kind of “democracy” that they present, rest what they are talking about as Democracy, Nation Building and Regime change and etc. are yet another bogus language used and abused by these politicians to fool their own people with, as Barak Hussein Obama has done.
When I say Turkish leaders are insane, I’m not kidding. Turkey bombs deep inside Iraq but when its spy plane is shot down over Syria, it starts crying uncle!