Turkish Troops enter Iraq

[ck4829]

Several thousand Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who operate from bases there, Turkish security officials told The Associated Press.

Two senior security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the raid was limited in scope and that it did not constitute the kind of large incursion that Turkish leaders have been discussing in recent weeks.

"It is not a major offensive and the number of troops is not in the tens of thousands," one of the officials told the AP by telephone. The official is based in southeast Turkey, where the military has been battling separatist Kurdish rebels since they took up arms in 1984.

The U.S. military said it could not confirm the reports but was "very concerned."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070606/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_iraq

[azurnoir]

1. There may be more to this

according to people we know who have relatives in that area the Turks have incurred 12 miles into Kurdish territory s few months back and have been setting up oil drilling operations, this solely on word of mouth however.

[WiseButAngrySara]

2. Here are links to two other posts on this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1053536
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1053916

[northernsoul]

3. oh. goody.

I wonder if the Saudis will try something in order to "protect their Sunni brethren"?