ISTANBUL, Ramadan 19, 1432, Aug 19, 2011, SPA -- Turkish warplanes struck 28 Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Thursday in a second day of airstrikes before returning to base safely, military headquarters said in a statement on Friday, according to Reuters. It said Turkish artillery also hit 96 targets in the region during the operation, which was conducted against the background of a surge in Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant activity. -- SPA 10:04 LOCAL TIME 07:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/918918