Reports that Turkey has massed a huge military force on its border with Iraq bolstered fears that an invasion targeting hideouts of Kurdish rebels could be imminent. But how deeply into Iraq is the Turkish army willing to go, how long would it stay and what kind of fallout could come from allies in Washington and other NATO partners?
Turkey has massed 140,000 soldiers on its border with northern Iraq, Iraq's foreign minister said Monday, calling the neighboring country's fears of Kurdish rebels based there "legitimate" but better resolved through negotiation.
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Reports that Turkey has massed a huge military force on its border with Iraq bolstered fears that an invasion targeting hideouts of Kurdish rebels could be imminent. But how deeply into Iraq is the Turkish army willing to go, how long would it stay and what kind of fallout could come from allies in Washington and other NATO partners? All these questions weigh on Turkey's ...
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari says Turkey has massed 140,000 troops along its border with Iraq.
Turkey has built up 140,000 soldiers on its border with northern Iraq according to estimates by Iraq's foreign minister.
Reports that Turkey has massed a huge military force on its border with Iraq bolstered fears that an invasion targeting hideouts of Kurdish rebels could be imminent.
Iraq said on Monday that Turkey had carried out a ”great mobilisation” of 140,000 troops on its border – a figure that is significantly higher than the usual estimates of the size of forces that Ankara has moved to the region.
ISTANBUL, Turkey Reports that Turkey has massed a huge military force on its border with Iraq bolstered fears that an invasion targeting hideouts of Kurdish rebels could be imminent.
One soldier of the Turkish security forces was killed in a landmine explosion in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The landmine, planted by the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) ,exploded ...
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says Turkey has massed 140,000 soldiers along the border with northern Iraq, according the Associated Press. There is a great mobilization on Iraq's northern international border that the security services and intelligence (agencies) estimate at...