About 60 rebel targets destroyed in Turkish air strike in Iraq

maddezmom

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Fri Jan-18-08 08:50 AM
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About 60 rebel targets destroyed in Turkish air strike in Iraq

Source: AFP

ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish warplanes destroyed about 60 Kurdish rebel positions in neighbouring Iraq in a bombing raid earlier this week, the military said Friday.

"All targets were hit successfully," the general staff said in a statement about Tuesday's bombing raid on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq.

The targets in three regions along the Turkish border included two anti-aircraft posts, four ammunition depots as well as training and logistical bases.

"Work is underway to determine the losses of the terrorists," it said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080118/wl_mideast_afp/turkeykurdsunrest_080118131738

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bemildred

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Fri Jan-18-08 09:49 AM
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1. Shame to see two of our little buddies fighting like this. nt

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gratuitous

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Fri Jan-18-08 09:53 AM
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2. "All targets were hit successfully"

Isn't that nice? We must have sold Turkey some of our "never-fail, terrorists and rebels only" ordnance, the kind of bombs that never, ever kill civilians and blow up only the buildings were the bad guys are.

Yeah. Totally believable.

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thunder rising

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Fri Jan-18-08 07:40 PM
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3. 60 out of 60 is pretty good

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struggle4progress

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Fri Jan-18-08 11:55 PM
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4. It's a surge of stability!

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tabasco

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Fri Jan-18-08 11:59 PM
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5. We know they were rebel targets

Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 12:00 AM by tabasco

because the Turkish air force told us so.

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