Turkish troops penetrate deep into northern Iraq

Turkish forces on Sunday night carried out an operation against the rebels of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, which is used as a main PKK base.

Iraqi sources told ArabicNews.com that nearly 10,000 Turkish soldiers supported by air power have deeply penetrated into the Iraqi territories in order to destroy the preparations of the PKK for winter.

The sources said that fighters shelled four times PKK sites in Zakho, Khafateen, and Sinai Zeli in the Iraqi territories.

The sources also said that the Turkish forces encircled sites near the Iraqi - Iranian borders to prevent the rebels' escape into Syria and Iran.