Turkish helicopters strike inside Iraq

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Turkish helicopter gunships attacked abandoned villages inside Iraq on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, the first such airstrike since border tensions have escalated in recent months.

It also was the first major Turkish action against Kurdish rebels since Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met President Bush in Washington earlier this month.

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Meanwhile, Kurdish guerrillas killed four Turkish soldiers in a clash Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said.

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Witnesses said the Turkish bombing lasted half an hour in the villages of Nazdori, Kashani and Baashish.

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U.S. authorities have agreed to share intelligence about positions of Kurdish rebels with Turkey, possibly enabling the Turkish military to carry out limited assaults.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071113/ap_on_...aq_turkey_kurds

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Turkey has shown much restraint so far with the Kurds . The prospect of EU membership seems to be maturing the country's leaders.

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Turkey needs to not attack an independent country cause they fear terrorism....

oh sorry, we did that twice..never mind..carry on turkey