In this picture provided by the Turkish Chief of General Staff army headquarters on February 23, 2008, shows Turkish soldiers during an operation. Turkey's military General Staff said on Saturday the number of Kurdish PKK rebels killed during its military offensive in northern Iraq had risen to 79. In a statement posted on its Web site, the General Staff said two more of its soldiers had also been killed in clashes on Saturday, taking the death toll to seven since Turkish troops launched their cross-border offensive on Thursday evening.  In this photo released by the Turkish Military on Saturday, February. 23, 2008, Turkish commandos are seen in an undisclosed location on the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey. Turkish forces pressed ahead with ground operations against Kurdish rebels in Iraq on Saturday, February. 23, 2008 after the military reported that seven troops and several dozen rebels had been killed in the cross-border fighting. <br />
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