Turkey deploys 10,000 soldiers for major incursion deep into Iraq

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 ANKARA — Turkey has reported deep penetration inside Iraq in an effort to destroy Kurdish insurgency strongholds.

Officials said the Turkish military has reached deep into northern Iraq in search for some 2,000 fighters of the Kurdish Workers Party. They said the Turkish operation was being coordinated with neighboring Iran, which has also fought Kurdish insurgents.

“I can say that one of the most comprehensive operations is being carried out,” Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said.

Officials said the military has reached at least 25 kilometers into Iraq.

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