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Turkey approves Iraq incursion plan
Turkeys parliament resoundingly approved a motion on Wednesday allowing troops to cross into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels hiding there, brushing aside appeals from the United States and the Baghdad government. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has played down expectations of any imminent attack, but the parliamentary vote gives NATOs second biggest army the legal basis to cross the mountainous border as and when it sees fit. Ankaras stance has helped propel global oil prices to new record highs above $88 a barrel, though they eased on Wednesday. Posted by: Fred 2007-10-18 |
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