( Reuters ) - Rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), fighting for an independent homeland in southeastern Turkey, said on Friday they are moving back into Turkey from northern Iraq.
The rebels also warned in a statement that they will target Turkey's ruling AK Party and main opposition CHP.
The announcement comes as Turkey's government prepares to seek permission from parliament to carry out a cross-border offensive against an estimated 3,000 rebels it says are based in northern Iraq.
The PKK is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.