Apparently, the offensive began w/air and artillery bombardment, and the BBC is reporting thousands of Turkish troops have boots on the ground in Iraq.

Oh goody, just what we needed. A new front in the war on the enemies of our friends--oh sorry, terrorism. Yes, that's it. The war on terrorism. If you want to "fight terrorism and win" it looks like Iraq is the destination of choice if you are friends of the US in the 'war on terrorism'.