Turkish police launched a nationwide crackdown on suspected militants linked to the al-Qaida terror network, rounding up 120 people in simultaneous pre-dawn raids.

Turkish troops backed by air power crossed into northern Iraq in their first major ground offensive against Kurdish rebel bases in nearly a decade.

Turkey dramatically escalated its campaign against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq when thousands of troops invaded the territory on a search and destroy mission today.

Turkish troops have launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels.