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| Iraqi opposition to declare government once Basra, Mosul fall |
| 2003-03-24 |
| Iraqi opposition groups on Monday stressed that they would declare an Iraqi transitional government once the two important cities of Basra and Mosul have fallen to US-led troops. The London-based newspaper "Asharq al-Awsat" quoted sources with the Iraqi opposition standing committee as saying that Turkey's failure to authorize US mobilization of troops into northern Iraq through its territory was the main problem to declare the transitional government. The Asharq al-Awsat stressed that Turkey's decision would eventually force US commanders to transfer their troops to Kuwait from Turkish shores, and thereon to Iraq's Kurdistan by plane. This mobilization, the daily added, will take a long time, and is against the plans that had already been set regarding the war on Iraq. The Asharq al-Awsat further highlighted speculations that launching a military action in Mosul without the support of military hardware such as tanks and armored vehicles would be impossible. "Therefore, it could be concluded that the Iraqi opposition might be content with the liberation of Basra to declare a transitional government in case the occupation of Mosul is delayed," it wrote. Slight change of plans there, thanks to the ever-helpful Turks... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |