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TURKEY EXTENDS MANDATE FOR INCURSIONS INTO IRAQ TO FIGHT PKK
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 12, 2012 - 13:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A government motion seeking a one-year extension of
the mandate from the Turkish parliament to conduct military operations
against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq
was approved by an overwhelming majority of deputies late on Thursday,
Oct 11, according to Today's Zaman.
The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) was the only party
that voted against the motion.
The government obtained a mandate for cross-border military operations
last week from parliament after mortar shells from Syria killed five
civilians in the border town of Akcakale. While defending the motion,
the government said it was intended to serve as a deterrent.
"Terrorist attacks and open threats from PKK groups sheltering in
northern Iraq still continue against the Turkish nation's peace
and security, and against Turkey's national unity and territorial
integrity," the motion said.
Turkey has stepped up air operations on suspected PKK rebels in
northern Iraq over the past year after an increase in PKK attacks,
and the raids have fueled tensions between Ankara and Baghdad.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 12, 2012 - 13:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A government motion seeking a one-year extension of
the mandate from the Turkish parliament to conduct military operations
against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq
was approved by an overwhelming majority of deputies late on Thursday,
Oct 11, according to Today's Zaman.
The pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) was the only party
that voted against the motion.
The government obtained a mandate for cross-border military operations
last week from parliament after mortar shells from Syria killed five
civilians in the border town of Akcakale. While defending the motion,
the government said it was intended to serve as a deterrent.
"Terrorist attacks and open threats from PKK groups sheltering in
northern Iraq still continue against the Turkish nation's peace
and security, and against Turkey's national unity and territorial
integrity," the motion said.
Turkey has stepped up air operations on suspected PKK rebels in
northern Iraq over the past year after an increase in PKK attacks,
and the raids have fueled tensions between Ankara and Baghdad.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress