Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels in Iraq After Deadly Attack

Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels in Iraq After Deadly Attack
Turkey has launched a military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraqcheap silver jewelry after rebels attacked army posts in southeastern Turkey, killing 24 soldiers and wounding 18.
Turkish news reports sayjewelry wholesale air force jets hit Kurdish targets in Iraq while helicopters flew in Turkish soldiers. The reports say the retaliatory attacks killed at least 20 rebels.
Fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, opened fire on military outposts in Cukurca and Yuksekova in Turkey's Hakkari province.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a trip to Kazakhstan Wednesday and said Turkish forces are in "hot pursuit." President Abdullah Gul said "vengeance for these attacks will be great." He said those who inflicted pain on the Turks will suffer even more.
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned what he called the "outrageous terrorist attack," and said the United States will continue its strong cooperation with Turkeyfashion jewellery as it works to defeat the PKK. A U.S. State Department spokesman said Turkey has the right to defend itself against terrorism. He said the United States will support Turkey when it pursues terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere.
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called the attacks "shameful." Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani condemned the rebel attacks as "criminal." United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fashion jewelry wholesalesaid it is unacceptable that Iraqi  territory is being used to launch cross-border attacks against neighboring countries.