Last Updated: Sunday, 16 December 2007
'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7147271.stm
Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq on Sunday were approved by the United States in advance, the Turkish military has said.
The country's top general, Yasar Buyukanit, said the US opened northern Iraqi airspace for the operation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7147271.stm