Turkish airstrikes in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Turkish warplanes late Wednesday bombed three
villages in northern Iraq where Kurdish rebels were thought to be based, a
border security officer told CNN on Thursday.

The strikes - the latest by the Turkish military against Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) militants - occurred in the Zab region of Duhuk province
in Iraq's Kurdish region.

The officer said the bombing lasted for an hour and there were no reports
of casualties. Duhuk is one of three provinces that make up the Kurdish region
in Iraq.