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ANKARA (Thomson Financial) - The Turkish military confirmed on Friday that its warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight, in the latest air strike in the region.

The bombing raid started at 11:00 p.m. on Thursday and targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in the Qandil mountains, a major rebel stronghold, the statement said.

The White House on Friday endorsed the air strikes, saying they targeted "terrorists".

Oil prices have jumped higher as a result of the attacks, due to concerns supplies from northern Iraqi oil fields could be disrupted. tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomsonreuters.com afp/cmr/ds1/jlc

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