Turkey calls it a “synchronised fight against terror” – targeting Islamic State and Kurdish militants.<br /><br /> But Kurdish Workers Party or PKK positions have been pounded most intensely since air strikes began last week.<br /><br /> Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since then, in what Baghdad condemned as a “dangerous escalation and an assault on Iraqi sovereignty”.<br /><br /> Turkey launched near-simultaneous strikes against PKK camps in Iraq and ISIL fighters in Syria last Friday.<br /><br /> As #Turkey continues bombing Kurdish rebels, parliament debates continuing the campaign – http://t.co/6fxV2PlWWG pic.twitter.com/YdYmU7XqEN— Voice of America (@VOANews) 29 Juillet 2015<br /><br /> In the fight against ISIL, Ankara has now formally approved an understanding with Washington which includes opening air bases to the US-led coalition. <br /><br /> Turkey has joined the front-line in the battle against the jihadists after years of reluctance. <br /><br /> Engaging in conflicts on two fronts
