Turkey is reported to have launched attacks on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq – on top of its first strikes against ISIL in Syria.

Several local agencies say Turkish jets targeted PKK camps.

Turkish jets simultaneously target PKK bases in Northern Iraq euronews— Bora Bayraktar (Bora_Bayraktar) July 24, 2015

#BREAKING
#StopTerorristTurky
Turkish warplanes are striking #PKK bases near Amedi in #Kurdistan
Its #TrickTurkey pic.twitter.com/LXtkhD7Zzz— Peshmerga (@KURDISTAN_ARMY) July 24, 2015

If confirmed, it is likely to mark a major blow to the already-stalled peace process with the Kurds.

Turkey has also agreed to allow the US to use a key airbase to stage attacks against the self-styled Islamic State.

Previously Ankara has been a reluctant partner against ISIL but now says
Damascus is neither willing nor able to tackle the jihadists.

Press Release Concerning #Turkey-#US Understanding On Countering #DEASH http://t.co/iPmVofJjSW— Turkish MFA (@MFATurkey) July