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| Turkey Says Troops Pursued Fighters From Kurdistan Workers’ Party Into Iraq | |
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| ISTANBUL — Turkish ground troops entered northern Iraq on Tuesday seeking to capture Kurdish rebels who had crossed the border after a rebel attack in Turkey killed 16 soldiers, a government official in Turkey said. | ISTANBUL — Turkish ground troops entered northern Iraq on Tuesday seeking to capture Kurdish rebels who had crossed the border after a rebel attack in Turkey killed 16 soldiers, a government official in Turkey said. |
| The military was pursuing militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., who had been involved in recent attacks against Turkish security forces, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with government protocol. The official described the operation as short-term. | The military was pursuing militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., who had been involved in recent attacks against Turkish security forces, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with government protocol. The official described the operation as short-term. |
| Its size was not immediately clear, but the Dogan news agency, citing military sources, said two battalions had entered northern Iraq. | Its size was not immediately clear, but the Dogan news agency, citing military sources, said two battalions had entered northern Iraq. |
| The move comes after 14 police officers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, a day after Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish insurgent targets in northern Iraq and killed dozens of rebels. | The move comes after 14 police officers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, a day after Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish insurgent targets in northern Iraq and killed dozens of rebels. |
| A police vehicle escorting customs official to the border with Armenia in Igdir Province was the target of attackers believed to be rebels from the insurgent group, the semiofficial Anadolu Agency reported. Several other police officers were wounded in the assault. | A police vehicle escorting customs official to the border with Armenia in Igdir Province was the target of attackers believed to be rebels from the insurgent group, the semiofficial Anadolu Agency reported. Several other police officers were wounded in the assault. |
| At least four police officers were wounded in a separate rocket-propelled grenade attack in the southeastern town of Cizre on Tuesday, the local news media reported. | At least four police officers were wounded in a separate rocket-propelled grenade attack in the southeastern town of Cizre on Tuesday, the local news media reported. |
| Violence in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Turkey has escalated in recent days after insurgents killed at least 16 soldiers on Sunday, the deadliest attack since the collapse of a two-year cease-fire in July. | Violence in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Turkey has escalated in recent days after insurgents killed at least 16 soldiers on Sunday, the deadliest attack since the collapse of a two-year cease-fire in July. |
| The Kurdish group, which is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, has been carrying out almost daily attacks against Turkish security officials since the breakdown of the fragile peace process. | The Kurdish group, which is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, has been carrying out almost daily attacks against Turkish security officials since the breakdown of the fragile peace process. |
| Turkish officials say that at least 100 members of the security forces have been killed by the group since July. | Turkish officials say that at least 100 members of the security forces have been killed by the group since July. |
| After the attack on Sunday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to eradicate the fighters from their mountain strongholds in Turkey and in northern Iraq. | After the attack on Sunday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to eradicate the fighters from their mountain strongholds in Turkey and in northern Iraq. |
| “These terrorists must be wiped out from the mountains; whatever happens, they must be wiped out,” Mr. Davutoglu said, speaking in the capital, Ankara, on Monday. | “These terrorists must be wiped out from the mountains; whatever happens, they must be wiped out,” Mr. Davutoglu said, speaking in the capital, Ankara, on Monday. |
| “The mountains of this country must not be handed over to terrorists,” he added. “Every effort will be undertaken.” | “The mountains of this country must not be handed over to terrorists,” he added. “Every effort will be undertaken.” |
| The Turkish military then struck 20 Kurdish targets late Monday in northern Iraq, killing at least 35 fighters, Anadolu reported. | The Turkish military then struck 20 Kurdish targets late Monday in northern Iraq, killing at least 35 fighters, Anadolu reported. |
| The unrest spread to the streets on Monday, as nationalist mobs attacked dozens of buildings belonging to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party. On Tuesday night a crowd attacked its headquarters in Ankara as well, the party said. | The unrest spread to the streets on Monday, as nationalist mobs attacked dozens of buildings belonging to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party. On Tuesday night a crowd attacked its headquarters in Ankara as well, the party said. |
| Thousands of people took to the streets across Turkey protesting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party attacks, denouncing the militants and calling for peace. | Thousands of people took to the streets across Turkey protesting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party attacks, denouncing the militants and calling for peace. |
| The Peoples’ Democratic Party won representation in Parliament for the first time in the June 7 election by passing the 10 percent threshold, a factor in the governing Justice and Development Party’s losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in more than a decade. | The Peoples’ Democratic Party won representation in Parliament for the first time in the June 7 election by passing the 10 percent threshold, a factor in the governing Justice and Development Party’s losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in more than a decade. |
| Mr. Davutoglu, a member of the Justice and Development Party, is now leading an interim government. A snap election is scheduled for Nov. 1, when his party hopes to regain a governing majority. | Mr. Davutoglu, a member of the Justice and Development Party, is now leading an interim government. A snap election is scheduled for Nov. 1, when his party hopes to regain a governing majority. |