BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government on Tuesday denounced a recent Turkish incursion and demanded an immediate withdrawal of the troops from northern Iraq.
Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the military action was a violation of Iraqi sovereignty, and he called on the Turkish government to engage the Iraqis in dialogue instead.
"The Iraqi Cabinet has denounced the Turkish army's incursion," al-Dabbagh said in a televised statement after the government met to discuss the issue. "The Cabinet calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops immediately and stop military interference."
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I wonder if the Turks will finish up quickly and didi?
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This has happened many times in the past. During the Baathist era, Iraqi Kurds engaged the PKK to ensure that they did not give the Turks an excuse to spank them. So long as the PKK is active in Turkey, there will be no rest for the Kurds in Iraq.
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Agreed.Jim wrote: So long as the PKK is active in Turkey, there will be no rest for the Kurds in Iraq.
Turkey has a Kurd population of nearly 3 million that resent the Turkish government. When things get too hot in Turkey for the PKK they run across the border to their kin until things cool off back home.
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The Kurdish population of Turkey after WWI was 21,000,000. Did anyone stop to think where they went?Darksaga wrote:Agreed.Jim wrote: So long as the PKK is active in Turkey, there will be no rest for the Kurds in Iraq.
Turkey has a Kurd population of nearly 3 million that resent the Turkish government. When things get too hot in Turkey for the PKK they run across the border to their kin until things cool off back home.
I'm guessing they imigrated all over the place...
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