Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Turkey ready to face world criticism over Iraq

Strange that Turkey would face world criticism when it is just acting to prevent a group that much of the world classifies as terrorist, including the US, from attacking it. Iraq and its main occupier have so far done little or nothing to stop the PKK. Another article I will post suggests that US may actually act but I doubt that. It will stir up the Kurdish authorities too much.

N.Iraq-army sources
Wed Oct 24, 2007Turkey ready to face world criticism over Iraq


ANKARA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes and ground troops attacked Kurdish rebel positions just inside northern Iraq between Sunday and Tuesday evening, military sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

The warplanes flew as deep as 20 km (13 miles) into Iraqi territory and some 300 ground troops advanced about 10 km, killing 34 rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the sources said.

They made clear these were small sorties of a kind that Turkish forces have been known to conduct in the past across the mountainous border, not a large-scale offensive that U.S. and Iraqi authorities are trying to avert.

"Further 'hot pursuit' raids into northern Iraq can be expected, though none have taken place so far today (Wednesday)," a military official said, adding that all Turkish troops involved in the operations were now back in Turkey.

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