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PKK fighters in northern Iraq
PKK has been labelled a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and the EU
Turkey and Iraq have agreed on a deal to allow Turkish forces to cross into Iraq to pursue Kurdish rebels, media reports say.
A security accord would be signed on Thursday, an Iraqi official confirmed.
A deal was hammered out in talks between Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Bolani and his Turkish counterpart Besir Atalay in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
Iraqi and Turkish officials confirmed the agreement would be signed on Thursday, but would not elaborate on the details.