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Iraq
Turks Invade Iraq: DEBKA
2007-04-12
They crossed at several points – 20 km deep to target PKK camps east of Zaho and 30-40 kms up to the rural areas of Haftanin, Sinaht and Pirbela provinces. The Turkish army is also clearing landmines that could impede its cross-border offensive against rebel Kurdish camps. DEBKAfile adds: Ankara accuses Iraqi Kurdistan of harboring the PKK terrorists, allowing them to stage cross-border raids into Turkey and run back for cover.

Earlier this week, Ankara and Iraqi Kurdish leaders swapped threats over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

Officials in the Turkish capital said Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani’s persistent claim to Kirkuk will lead to the loss of the last trace of stability in Iraq. Barzani retorted: “Turkey is not allowed to intervene in the Kirkuk issue; if it does, we will interfere over Diyarbakir and other cities in Turkey.”

Ankara replied: “Turkey will not hesitate to take necessary precautions so that Barzani can’t even spell the “D” of Diyarkabir (the biggest city in Turkey’s southeastern Kurdish region). Barzani should know his place.”
Posted by:Thrineng Hupesh4281

#6  What is a DEBKA anyway? Is that Yiddish for "I told you so"?
Posted by: covertfloridian   2007-04-12 23:48  

#5  Debka can be sensationalist. And many of the stories they print are the sort that can't ever be verified. But wholesale fabrication is not their thing. They leave that to the NYT.
Posted by: George Omineng1431   2007-04-12 23:39  

#4  Turkey can get stuffed. So to speak.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-12 23:31  

#3  I say we give the Kurds air support inside Iraq, and plenty of weaponry to protec their borders. The Turks had a chance to get in on the right side of things and blew it. Time they paid the price for disloyalty - and we reward those loyal to us (the Kurds).
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-04-12 23:05  

#2  Debka have a pretty good track record of breaking these kind of stories. I'd say it's highly likely the Turks are in northern Iraq in force. It remains to be seen how the Kurdistan government reacts. If the Turks don't leave quickly, this could blow up big time.
Posted by: phil_b   2007-04-12 22:11  

#1  Well, then. We can be pretty sure at this point that Turkey hasn't entered Iraq if DEBKA is reporting that they have. Got any other sources? If there aren't any, then this story is fake.
Posted by: crosspatch   2007-04-12 19:40  

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