Dozens of Turkish soldiers have been killed over the last month , in a clear escalation of the conflict that has raged intermittently between Kurdish separatists and the Turkish state since 1984 . Turkish military said it pounded more than 100 targets in northern Iraq . The strikes targeted the Islamic State of Iraq, a group that has been fighting to establish an Islamist state across much of Syria and Iraq. Two soldiers were killed in clashes in Siirt province , official says .
Turkish military said it pounded more than 100 targets in northern Iraq . The strikes targeted the Islamic State of Iraq, a group that has been fighting to establish an Islamist state across much of Syria and Iraq. Two soldiers were killed in clashes in Siirt province , official says .