Turkish fighter jets took off from bases in Diyarbakir and launched air strikes to PKK camps in Northern Iraq.

F-16 fighters bombed camps in Qandil, Hakurk, Metina, Zap, Sidekan, Lolan and other districts, Milliyet newspaper reports.

As reported earlier, at least eleven Turkish servicemen, including a major and one village guard were killed by PKK militants in Cukurca district of Hakkari province in Turkey on August 17.