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Turkey threatens to send troops into Iraq
TURKEY will step up measures to end the safe haven that separatist Kurdish rebels enjoy in northern Iraq, including a cross-border operation "if necessary"."The Government has given orders and instructions to the competent authorities to take all legal, economic and political measures, including a cross-border operation if necessary, to end the presence of the terrorist organisation in a neighbouring country," a statement said. The statement was implicitly referring to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Iraq, respectively. It was issued after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met senior government and military officials to discuss tougher action against the PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international community, after the rebels killed 15 soldiers in weekend attacks. Posted by: tipper 2007-10-09 |
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