Turkish forces incur into Iraq to chase Kurdistani workers party members

Turkish military and customs officials said that hundreds of Turkish soldiers incurred into north Iraq during the two past days to chase Kurdish Turks belong to the " Kurdistani workers Party."

Turkish government officials said that trucks carrying 800 Turkish commandos crossed al-Khabour border gate and headed to Bahdinan area which is dominated by the Kurdistani national federation, one of two warring Iraqi Kurdish parties. dominating north Iraq.

Ankara says that some 500 separatist Kurds are stationed in North Iraq and Iran since the end of the campaign they launched after the detention of the leader of the Kurdistani workers party Abdullah Ocalaan in 1999.