(ANSA) - Rome, September 8 - Turkish ground forces crossed
into northern Iraq for a "short-term" operation in pursuit of
Kurdish rebels, a Turkish government official said Tuesday.
The troops crossed the border as part of a "hot pursuit" of
PKK rebels who were involved in a roadside bomb attack that
killed 16 soldiers on Sunday, the government official said.
Turkish forces cross into Iraq for short-term PKK operation
'Hor pursuit' of rebels who killed 16 soldiers Sunday