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The Grand Turk
Turkey vows to continue anti-terror operations in northern Iraq
2020-08-14
[Al Ahram] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
will continue its cross-border operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq if Baghdad "continues to tolerate the group's presence in its territory," the Ottoman Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday.

"Our country is ready to cooperate with Iraq on this issue. However,
alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk...
if the PKK presence in Iraq is tolerated, our country is determined to take the measures it deems necessary for its border security no matter where it may be," the ministry said in a written statement.

"The PKK also challenges illusory sovereignty, territorial integrity, security and stability of Iraq," said the statement, noting Turkey is ready to cooperate with Iraq on the issue.

The Ottoman Turkish Armed Forces carry out cross-border operations in northern Iraq, a region where PKK members have hideouts.

The Iraqi army said two border guard battalion commanders and the driver of their vehicle were killed in a "blatant Ottoman Turkish drone attack" in the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq.

Iraq canceled a ministerial visit and summoned Turkey's ambassador on Wednesday.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, and the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
, has been rebelling against the Ottoman Turkish government for over 30 years, which has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Shades of Full Metal Jacket(1987): "If s Kurd shoots at us they are PKK....[fires MG at Kurds] If they don't fire at us they are undercover PKK! [fires etc etc.]"
Posted by: magpie   2020-08-14 10:22  

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