Turkish warplanes today attacked sites in northern Iraq, wounding one civilian and damaging property, Iraqi officials said.
A man was wounded in the remote village of Sidakan in Arbil province located near the borders with Turkey and Iran, Mayor Ahmed Qader told Reuters.
The bombing occurred at 3am and hit five sites, according to PUKMedia, the website of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
"Turkish jetfighters violated Kurdistan region airspace . . . and bombed border villages and hills," it said. "The bombardment caused panic among the residents of the area and big material damage to citizens' farms and livestock."
Turkey has conducted a number of aerial raids on what it suspects are PKK sites in recent weeks after the rebels called off a 14-month one-sided truce on June 1 and stepped up attacks on army targets.
The strikes could not be immediately confirmed with the Turkish military.
Reuters
