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35 Killed in Turkish Strike on Kurdish Area

HeadlineDec 29, 2011

Kurdish officials have accused the Turkish military of carrying out a massacre in northern Iraq. The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party claims 35 smugglers were killed in an overnight air strike by Turkey Wednesday night. The Turkish military claims the targets were determined to be militants making their way toward the Turkish border under the cover of night.

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