ANKARA: Turkish warplanes have launched a wave of air strikes on Kurdish PKK rebel bases in northern Iraq after a deadly attack on the army in south-east Turkey, reports say.
Dozens of jets were involved in six hours of bombing in the early hours of Tuesday, Anadolu news agency reported.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pledged to “wipe out” rebel strongholds in response to Sunday’s PKK attack.
At least 16 Turkish soldiers died in Hakkari province, the army said.
