Turkish Warplanes Strike PKK Targets in Southeast

Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish rebel positions overnight in southeast Turkey
Turkish Warplanes Strike PKK Targets in Southeast
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, fly over Europe on March 20, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christine Griffiths
The Associated Press
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ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish rebel positions overnight in southeast Turkey, the military said Tuesday, a day after heavy violence in the country left at least nine dead.

In a statement, the Turkish military said jets hit 17 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, around the Buzul mountain and the Ikiyaka region in Hakkari province, which borders Iran and Iraq.