Turkey

Twelve Turkish soldiers and 32 PKK terrorists were killed in intense fighting along the Iraqi border. Turkish forces have employed artillery and helicopter gunships. A PKK leader said a number of Turkish troops have been captured. Turkey said it plans to pursue the PKK into Iraq.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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