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Jets taking off from Diyarbakir airbase

(25 Oct 2007) 1. Wide of four fighter jets lined up at Diyarbakir airbase ++MUTE++ 2. Wide of fighter jets taking off from Diyarbakir airbase 3. Tilt up of fighter jet taking off from Diyarbakir airbase, with pan down to the airbase STORYLINE: Activity continued at Diyabakir airbase on Thursday, as a high-level Iraqi delegation was expected to visit Ankara following recommendations by the leadership that the government take economic measures against Iraq and Turkey considered a possible military cross-border offensive. Turkey has threatened to stage an incursion into northern Iraq if Iraqi Kurds and US-led coalition forces do not crack down on Kurdish rebels based there. Footage shot by AP Television showed 4 fighter jets taking off from the airbase. Earlier on Thursday, two F-4 fighter jets were spotted flying low along the Iraqi border, apparently on a reconnaissance mission a day after warplanes reportedly pounded rebel positions along the border. Turkey has threatened to stage an incursion into northern Iraq if Iraqi Kurds and U.S.-led coalition forces do not crack down on Kurdish rebels. A Kurdish rebel ambush near the border killed 12 soldiers on Sunday. Eight soldiers have been missing since then; the rebels say they are holding them and have distributed photographs and video footage. Turkey has launched a diplomatic campaign to ease concerns of Western allies that a Turkish offensive could destabilise northern Iraq, which escaped much of violence that gripped Iraq, and is also weighing economic sanctions as an option to win the backing of local Iraqi Kurds. The self-ruling Kurdish administration in Iraq's north relies heavily on Turkish investment, mainly for construction works, including the building of roads, hospitals and infrastructure. Ankara is also selling electricity to northern Iraq, and most food sold in markets come from Turkey. The Turkish Trade Minister said earlier on Wednesday that economic sanctions could be taken. Turkey's military and civilian leaders face growing demands at home to stage the offensive in northern Iraq, where the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, rest, train and get supplies in relative safety before returning to Turkey to conduct attacks. Troops have killed 231 Kurdish rebels in several clashes since Jan. 1, the state-run Anatolia news agency, citing military sources, reported Thursday. It did not say how many soldiers were killed in the clashes in the same period but around 30 soldiers were ambushed and killed this month alone. Turkish security forces have also seized more than 50,000 kilogrammes (110,000 pounds) of dynamite and plastic explosives from suspected rebels across the country in the same period, Anatolia reported. Kurdish militants have carried out numerous bombings in Turkey. Turkey seems willing to refrain from a major cross-border action until at least early next month, when it is scheduled to host foreign ministers for a meeting about Iraq. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has proposed a meeting among the United States, Iraq and Turkey during the November 2-3 conference in Istanbul. Keyword - aircraft aviation Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...