Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara

Turkey Bombs Iraq Following Kurdish PKK Terror Attack

Turkey announced a bombing campaign consisting of airstrikes on 20 alleged strategic positions in Iraq, a response to a PKK suicide attack.

The Kurdistan Workers' Party claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Ankara on Sunday.

In the early morning of Monday, Turkey bombed PKK targets in Iraqi Kurdistan, hours after a suicide attack by this organization that left two injured in the center of Ankara, the capital. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), an armed group considered terrorist by Turkey, the EU and the United States, claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred on Sunday, hours before the opening of the new parliamentary session that must validate Sweden's…

Turkey strikes Kurdish targets in Iraq after Ankara suicide bombing

Turkish warplanes attacked suspected Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after Turkey’s capital was struck by a suicide attack on a government building. Kurdish separatists have waged a violent struggle against Turkey for decades.

After a PKK attack in Ankara, bombings in northern Iraq and arrests in Turkey followed. The act of terror could hamper Sweden's accession to NATO.

Turkey Strikes Suspected Kurdish Militant Targets in Northern Iraq After Suicide Attack in Ankara

Some 20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were “destroyed” in the latest aerial operation.