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Turkey Plans Invasion in Iraq to Strike on Kurdish Positions
PanARMENIAN.Net
18.07.2006 17:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On a decree of the Government the Turkish Defense
Ministry has started working out the plan of military invasion in
the north of Iraq. The Turkish military will target bases of Kurdish
fighters. According to Associated Press, reports on this appeared in a
number of Turkish media, including in the air of NTV largest TV channel
of the country. Official Ankara did not confirm the reports. Turkish
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan today commented on those reports, saying,
"We know how to cope with the terrorism issue ourselves. Our competent
services have started preparation and will continue doing it."
According to Trend referring to RBK, yesterday Turkey addressed
Iraqi and US authorities, urging to "suppress activities of Kurdish
separatists, based in the north of Iraq." If adequate measures are not
taken, Turkey is going "to fully exercise its international rights,"
Minister of Justice Cemil Cicek said.
Murder of 15 Turkish security service representatives past week gave
cause for exacerbation of the situation. Turkish authorities accuse
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been fighting for Kurdish
independence since 1984. Within over 20 years PKK fighters killed
some 37 thousand people.
PanARMENIAN.Net
18.07.2006 17:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On a decree of the Government the Turkish Defense
Ministry has started working out the plan of military invasion in
the north of Iraq. The Turkish military will target bases of Kurdish
fighters. According to Associated Press, reports on this appeared in a
number of Turkish media, including in the air of NTV largest TV channel
of the country. Official Ankara did not confirm the reports. Turkish
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan today commented on those reports, saying,
"We know how to cope with the terrorism issue ourselves. Our competent
services have started preparation and will continue doing it."
According to Trend referring to RBK, yesterday Turkey addressed
Iraqi and US authorities, urging to "suppress activities of Kurdish
separatists, based in the north of Iraq." If adequate measures are not
taken, Turkey is going "to fully exercise its international rights,"
Minister of Justice Cemil Cicek said.
Murder of 15 Turkish security service representatives past week gave
cause for exacerbation of the situation. Turkish authorities accuse
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been fighting for Kurdish
independence since 1984. Within over 20 years PKK fighters killed
some 37 thousand people.