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ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey's military says about 10,000 soldiers are taking part in its offensive against Kurdish rebels, making it the nation's largest attack on the insurgents in more than three years.
The military launched the offensive on Wednesday after Kurdish terrorists carried out raids near the Turkey-Iraq border that killed 24 Turkish soldiers.
The military said 22 battalions, or about 10,000 soldiers, were taking part in the offensive, but it didn't say how many of them were in southern Turkey and how many in northern Iraq.
But it was the largest such offensive since early 2008.
The military launched the offensive on Wednesday after Kurdish terrorists carried out raids near the Turkey-Iraq border that killed 24 Turkish soldiers.
The military said 22 battalions, or about 10,000 soldiers, were taking part in the offensive, but it didn't say how many of them were in southern Turkey and how many in northern Iraq.
But it was the largest such offensive since early 2008.
