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| Nine Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels, Turkish media report. | Nine Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels, Turkish media report. |
| The soldiers were reportedly killed in an ambush by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, near the Iraq border. | The soldiers were reportedly killed in an ambush by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, near the Iraq border. |
| The attack is the first since Turkey's parliament authorised the military to launch cross-border incursions into Iraq to hunt rebels based in the area. | The attack is the first since Turkey's parliament authorised the military to launch cross-border incursions into Iraq to hunt rebels based in the area. |
| The vote followed a series of attacks blamed on the PKK in which almost 30 soldiers and civilians were killed. | The vote followed a series of attacks blamed on the PKK in which almost 30 soldiers and civilians were killed. |
| The attack took place in south-eastern Hakkari province near the town of Yuksekova, state news agency Anatolia said. | The attack took place in south-eastern Hakkari province near the town of Yuksekova, state news agency Anatolia said. |
| About 3,000 PKK fighters are believed to be based in northern Iraq near the Turkish border, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul. | About 3,000 PKK fighters are believed to be based in northern Iraq near the Turkish border, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul. |
| The attack will increase pressure on the government from the public and the military to do something about Kurdish rebels based in Iraq, our correspondent says. | The attack will increase pressure on the government from the public and the military to do something about Kurdish rebels based in Iraq, our correspondent says. |
| Serious intent | Serious intent |
| On Wednesday, parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion to allow the military to launch offensives into Iraq to pursue Kurdish rebels. | On Wednesday, parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion to allow the military to launch offensives into Iraq to pursue Kurdish rebels. |
| PKK guerrillas are based in rugged mountainous terrain in IraqThe United States, Turkey's Nato ally, has led international calls for restraint. | PKK guerrillas are based in rugged mountainous terrain in IraqThe United States, Turkey's Nato ally, has led international calls for restraint. |
| The US and Iraq fear any incursions would destabilise Iraq's most peaceful area - the autonomous Kurdish region in the north. | The US and Iraq fear any incursions would destabilise Iraq's most peaceful area - the autonomous Kurdish region in the north. |
| Turkey has been urging the US and Iraq to do something about the PKK rebels based in the remote, mountainous area along the border with Turkey. | Turkey has been urging the US and Iraq to do something about the PKK rebels based in the remote, mountainous area along the border with Turkey. |
| The parliamentary vote is a sign that Turkey is serious about wanting its allies and neighbours to help tackle the PKK, says our correspondent. | The parliamentary vote is a sign that Turkey is serious about wanting its allies and neighbours to help tackle the PKK, says our correspondent. |
| Washington lists the PKK as a terrorist organisation but has said Turkey should work with Iraq to solve the problem. | Washington lists the PKK as a terrorist organisation but has said Turkey should work with Iraq to solve the problem. |
| THE PKK Formed in late 1970sLaunched armed struggle in 1984Dropped independence demands in 1990sWants greater autonomy for Turkey's KurdsLeader Abdullah Ocalan arrested in 1999Ended five-year ceasefire in 2004 Profile: The PKK Turkey's tense border | |
| Iraqi leaders have said they are determined to end the PKK's activities in Iraq but have urged Turkey not to make an incursion. | Iraqi leaders have said they are determined to end the PKK's activities in Iraq but have urged Turkey not to make an incursion. |
| The autonomous Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq warned Turkish MPs that any intervention would be "illegal" and has denied providing the PKK with any help. | The autonomous Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq warned Turkish MPs that any intervention would be "illegal" and has denied providing the PKK with any help. |
| The rebels themselves said they would fight any Turkish forces which cross the border. | The rebels themselves said they would fight any Turkish forces which cross the border. |
| More than 30,000 people have been killed since the PKK began fighting for greater autonomy for the largely-Kurdish south-eastern Turkey since 1984. | More than 30,000 people have been killed since the PKK began fighting for greater autonomy for the largely-Kurdish south-eastern Turkey since 1984. |
| Demands for a separate Kurdish state were dropped in the 1990s. | Demands for a separate Kurdish state were dropped in the 1990s. |