The group maintains bases in the north of neighboring Iraq, which it uses as a launch pad for attacks against targets inside Turkey.
The United States which like Turkey considers to be a terrorist group, has been providing intelligence to help the Turkish military fight the rebels.
Turkey has launched several aerial attacks this year and one major ground operation against rebel bases across the border with Iraq in February. Since then, clashes between rebels and Turkish troops have erupted along Turkey's border with Iraq.

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