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07-06-2007, 20:52
Turkish troops crossed into Iraq
07 June 2007-- Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas early yesterday.
"It is not a major offensive and the number of troops is not in the tens of thousands," said an official in south-east Turkey where there has recently been an upsurge in activity by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Turkish Kurd guerrillas.
The US military said it could not confirm the reports but was "very concerned". Turkey has been threatening an attack into Iraqi Kurdistan in recent weeks and, last weekend, Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, warned Ankara against a foray into northern Iraq.
Sources: Yahoo/Independent News and Media/OccNEWS
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2621819.ece
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=529193
Several thousand turkish troops have NOT crossed into Iraq. Or have they?First they said there is NO Turkish soldiers in Iraq..
after a while, they said: Ok.. there is troops ..but do not worry its only small numbers..
after a while, they said: Ok.. there is several thousands .. but do not worry its only several thousands.. NOT tens of thousands..
It will take days not weeks..
ok.. maybe.. weeks but not months.. etc
07 June 2007-- Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas early yesterday.
"It is not a major offensive and the number of troops is not in the tens of thousands," said an official in south-east Turkey where there has recently been an upsurge in activity by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Turkish Kurd guerrillas.
The US military said it could not confirm the reports but was "very concerned". Turkey has been threatening an attack into Iraqi Kurdistan in recent weeks and, last weekend, Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, warned Ankara against a foray into northern Iraq.
Sources: Yahoo/Independent News and Media/OccNEWS
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2621819.ece
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=529193
Several thousand turkish troops have NOT crossed into Iraq. Or have they?First they said there is NO Turkish soldiers in Iraq..
after a while, they said: Ok.. there is troops ..but do not worry its only small numbers..
after a while, they said: Ok.. there is several thousands .. but do not worry its only several thousands.. NOT tens of thousands..
It will take days not weeks..
ok.. maybe.. weeks but not months.. etc