Turkish air strikes in northern Iraq kill 45 Kurdish militants: army

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Air strikes by 11 Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq on Monday are believed to have killed 45 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the armed forces said in a statement on Tuesday. The military said the strikes by F-16 and F-4 jets, in the Qandil mountain area where the PKK has its main bases, also destroyed two weapons depots and two Katyusha rocket positions. (Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Humeyra Pamuk)