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Topic: Turkey May Invade Iraq (Kurdistan) II
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josh
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posted 13 April 2007 06:56 AM
quote: The head of Turkey’s armed forces said publicly on Thursday, in the military’s sharpest language to date, that he was prepared to conduct operations in northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels hiding there.It is a frightening situation for the United States, which is struggling to keep the war in Iraq from spreading beyond that country’s borders. And while the threat is not immediate — it would require approval from the country’s diverse Parliament — the issue has grown more urgent here in recent weeks, spurred by highly publicized funerals of soldiers killed in battles with rebels and by calls for action from politicians of all stripes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/world/europe/13turkey.html
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josh
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posted 01 June 2007 06:07 AM
quote: Turkey's top general said Thursday the military was ready to stage a cross-border offensive to fight Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq and that he already had sought government approval to mount military action.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/31/turkey.iraq.ap/
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jester
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posted 01 June 2007 10:23 AM
Turkey challenges the Kurds in the north, Iran supports the Shiites and then Saudi Arabia and potentially,Syria support their fellow Sunnis.Then,we have Dick the ...well, dick,wanting desperately to bomb Iran while he still can. Lovely. Even Jimmy Carter couldn't have made a bigger mess.
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josh
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posted 06 June 2007 09:33 AM
quote: Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who operate from bases there, Turkish security officials told The Associated Press. Two senior security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the raid was limited in scope and that it did not constitute the kind of large incursion that Turkish leaders have been discussing in recent weeks.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-06-06-turkey-iraq_N.htm
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josh
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posted 11 October 2007 09:41 AM
quote: Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has suggested that a vote could be held next week in Parliament to allow military incursions into Iraq, and Sadullah Ergin, a senior government official, said today that the motion could come as early as Monday, according to the state-run Anatolian News Agency. On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported from the town of Sirnak that Turkish warplanes and helicopters were attacking positions along the southern border with Iraq that are suspected of belonging to Kurdish rebels who have been fighting Turkish forces for years. The prospect of military action by Turkey has been raised following a recent upsurge in violence blamed on Kurdish rebels. On Wednesday night, a policeman was killed and six others were injured in a bomb attack in the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolian news agency reported.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/world/middleeast/12iraq.html
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josh
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posted 22 February 2008 04:58 AM
quote: Turkey's military said it had sent ground troops into northern Iraq Thursday night in an operation aimed at weakening Kurdish militants there, the first confirmed ground incursion since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. The Turkish General Staff announced the action on its website on Friday. It gave no details of how many troops went or how long they would stay, and said only that they would return once goals had been achieved. Private NTV television reported 10,000 troops were involved and said they had pushed about six miles into Iraqi territory.
A Turkish analyst, commenting on NTV, said the attack appeared aimed at dealing the Kurdish militants, the Kurdistan Worker's Party, a surprise blow before the snow melts and the guerillas make their traditional spring advance into Turkey to attack Turkish troops. The analyst said the operation would likely last between three and four days.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?hp
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