Turkish military reports killing 150 Kurdish rebels
ISTANBUL - The Turkish military said yesterday that more than 150 Kurdish rebels were killed in a cross-border air raid into northern Iraq last week - possibly including senior members of the rebel group. But Kurdish rebels disputed that, saying only six had been killed.
The Turkish military said warplanes hit all their intended targets in a three-hour air operation on Mount Qandil in Iraq. The raid ended early Friday.
The military had reported earlier that its warplanes bombed havens of the Kurdish rebel group PKK deep inside Iraq but had not given casualty figures.
"According to initial assessments, more than 150 terrorists were rendered inefficient and the operation led to panic among the members of the terrorist organization," it said yesterday.
