Turkish army bombs northern IraqJanuary 30, 2008 - 16:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish warplanes bombarded Hakurk, N.Iraq, on Tuesday evening, NTV channel reported quoting a source in the Kurdish administration. Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on rebels' facilities at the Turkish-Iranian border for some two hours. No casualties have been reported yet. The Turkish General Staff has provided no confirmation either, Trend reports. In October 2007, the Turkish parliament approved cross-border operations in northern Iraq to fight outlawed PKK rebels. The General Staff said at least 175 rebels and 60 targets have been eliminated in the January 15 strike. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |