Iraq’s Kurdistan region has urged Turkish Kurd separatist forces of the PKK to leave civilian areas amid continuing Turkish air strikes.

The call follows reports that civilians have been killed in Turkish raids on PKK targets which resumed a week ago.

Turkey’s official news agency says about 260 Kurdish fighters have been killed in strikes in northern Iraq and Turkey itself since then.

The PKK has not released any casualty figures.

Turkey has carried out hundreds of raids on the rebel group’s bases on both sides of the Iraq-Turkey border.