Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq in a third consecutive night of airstrikes, military headquarters said on Saturday, adding that the planes had all returned safely to their bases.
It said in a statement that in coordination with the air operations, Turkish artillery had also struck 85 targets in the region.
The strikes follow a surge in attacks by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas against the Turkish military. Late on Friday, a Reuters witness said at least 10 war planes had taken off from an air base in southeastern Turkey.
