September 8, 2015
Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq in pursuit of guerrillas from the outlawed Kurdish group the PKK yesterday, as the renewed fighting in the south-east of the country escalated.
It was the first time Turkish soldiers had entered Iraqi territory for four years and since a 2013 ceasefire was thought to have ended the long civil war which killed 40,000 people in three decades.
They were pursuing a group of around 40 PKK guerrillas believed to be responsible for a roadside bomb attack on Sunday which killed 16 soldiers travelling in a convoy near the Iraqi border.
