Turk army gets green light to hit rebels in N.Iraq

[formercia]

Source: Reuters

Turk army gets green light to hit rebels in N.Iraq
Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:40am EST


By Gareth Jones

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister said on Friday his cabinet had authorized the armed forces to conduct a cross-border operation against Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq, but analysts said major action did not appear imminent.

Tayyip Erdogan's comments, following up on a parliamentary resolution last month and emergency talks with U.S. President George W. Bush, seemed chiefly designed to keep up pressure on U.S. and Iraqi forces to honor pledges to tackle the PKK.

"We took our cabinet meeting decision on November 28 and with the president's approval our Turkish Armed Forces are now authorized for a cross-border operation from November 28," Erdogan said in televised comments.

Turkey has amassed up to 100,000 troops near the mountainous border, backed up by tanks, artillery and warplanes, for a possible strike into mainly Kurdish northern Iraq against rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) hiding there.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL305914920071130

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So much for the rally..

[Benhurst]

1. Don't they realize that is an area that is BushAmerica's sphere of influence?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

2. Great. Just freaking great.

As if the situation in Iraq wasn't already bad enough, now things are going to get even worse.

[saigon68]

3. Oh Goody another war

</sarcasm>

[formercia]

4. And nobody will notice until it's too late.

Because they're too busy gabbing about the latest bright and shiny moving object sent their way as a distraction.