Friday, June 29, 2007
Turkey's FM warns that Ankara will move ahead with a crossborder attack on N. Iraq
Kurdistan, Turkey
(RFE/RL) - Turkey's foreign minister has warned that Ankara will carry out "detailed" plans for a crossborder attack in northern Iraq to neutralize Kurdish rebels if U.S. or Iraqi forces don't do the job. The "Radikal" newspaper today quoted Abdullah Gul as saying his government "knows these plans and agrees with them." Washington, a NATO ally which like Ankara regards the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as a terrorist group, has urged Turkey not to enter northern Iraq.
Labels: Abdullah Gul, northern Iraq, PKK, Turkey
