passage: (CNN) -- The Turkish military bombed PKK rebel targets Saturday in northern Iraq in response to clashes that left at least 15 Turkish troops dead, the PKK and the military said Sunday. Members of Turkey's honor guard carry flag-draped coffins of two soldiers killed in clashes with the PKK. The PKK, or Kurdistan Workers' Party, said it sustained no casualties in the operation. The Turkish military said the air operation was conducted on the PKK's "hiding positions" in the Avasin-Basyan area of northern Iraq near the border with Turkey. During the operation, steps were taken to avoid civilian casualties, the Turkish military said. Watch inside the PKK's hidden camps »
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  Air operation was conducted on the PKK's "hiding positions"
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  PKK, Kurdistan Workers' Party, said it sustained no casualties in the operation
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  Air attack follows clashes blamed on PKK that killed at least 15 Turkish soldiers
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  The central Iraqi government has labeled the PKK a terrorist organization
query: "The @placeholder government expresses its support for the measures the Turkish government will take within Turkish territory to guarantee its [Turkey's] security and stability," he said.
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