Turkey's army says its ground offensive in northern Iraq has left five soldiers and dozens of Kurdish rebels dead. Turkey said its ground forces had crossed the border to tackle rebels late on Thursday after an air and artillery bombardment. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the offensive is limited in scale and troops will return as soon as possible. The UN secretary general and the US have urged Turkey to show restraint in the offensive. A Turkish army statement said: "It has been understood from preliminary information that the terrorists have suffered heavy losses under long-range weapons fire and air strikes." It said that 24 Kurdish rebels had been killed in clashes, and at least another 20 by artillery fire and rounds from helicopter gunships. A Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman, Ahmad Danas, earlier said two Turkish troops were killed and eight wounded in fighting. Neither report can be independently confirmed. PKK fighters are...