Iraq fears clash between Turkish troops and Peshmerga


	Iraq fears clash between Turkish troops and Peshmerga

invictus

2-25-2008 9:16 AM

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turkey, northern iraq, kurds, pkk, military, war

invictus says:

Present "rumours" in Turkish press: A new "secret pledge" was made between the U.S. and Turkey. According to this, U.S. forces support Turkey's military operations against PKK, while Turkey "secretly" accepts the task that was assigned to Turkey by the U.S. administration: Being the "new security force" in Iraq after the U.S. withdrawal. Truth or just rumours? Only time will tell.

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                        BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
<SPAN id="lw_1203946369_0" class="yshortcuts">Iraq</SPAN> fears that a prolonged Turkish
incursion into northern Iraq could trigger clashes between
Turkish troops and Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga security forces, the
country's national security adviser said on Monday.                        
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serious consequences" for a part of Iraq that has been
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territory, the more likely this is going to happen," Rubaie
told reporters in Baghdad when asked if he was concerned about
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sidelines of the Turkish military operation, which is taking
place in a sparsely populated mountainous region. Kurdish
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