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Turkish Troops in Northern Iraq
The new chief of Turkey's powerful military has acknowledged Turkish military presence in neighboring Kurdish-held northern Iraq, but refused to elaborate on the force, news agencies reported Saturday, August 31, 2002. “We have some military elements in northern Iraq to serve a specific purpose, but it would not be right for me to explain the reason for their presence,” General Hilmi Ozkok told reporters at a reception late Friday, August 30, 2002 the Anatolia news agency reported.
So that one goes from rumor to confirmed...
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-08-31
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=6611