January 12, 2008 - 15:29 AMT
Turkey bombs northern Iraq again
Turkish warplanes again bombed suspected Kurdish rebel bases deep inside northern Iraq.

Turkey blames the PPK rebels for penetrating in its territory and attacking troops, RBK reports.

Turkish aircraft have struck northern Iraq three times during the past 10 days in a campaign that began with a larger bombing raid on December 16.

Tensions have escalated in recent months after Turkish soldiers were killed by PKK fighters in a series of attacks.
 
The Turkish military says it killed between 150 and 175 PKK members in its air attack on December 16.