By NNN-KUNA,
Istanbul : The Turkish army has issued a statement saying its jetfires bombarded once more targets in northern Iraq beloning to the PKK.
The shelling took place in the areas of Zap and Tahataha, destroying a PKK hideout in a cave and killing 30 to 40 members of the outlawed organisation in it, said the statement Tuesday.
The bombardment came two days after the terrorist explosions in Istanbul which killed 17 people and wounded 154 others.
The PKK, branded a terrorist organisation by Ankara, Washington, and the EU, has been waging an armed rebellion since 1984 against Turkey, with the expressed goal of attaining political autonomy in an area in southeast of Turkey where the population is predominantly Kurdish.
Last February, the Turkish army launched a land and air operation for an entire week, targeting rebel PKK Kurds in northern Iraq. More than 1,000 of them were reported killed.
The Turkish government has the blessing of the parliament to carry out military operations against the PKK outside of Turkish boundaries, but only for a year, ending in October.