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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_turkey;_ylt=Aq.QLYDF4fSSOcgSD.KrmsgLewgF
Iraqi FM: Turkey massing 140,000 troops
By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jul 9, 4:21 PM ET
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.
In Washington, a Pentagon official disputed the claim by Foreign
Minister Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd from northern Iraq, and said satellite
photos indicated no such troop buildup. A State Department spokesman
also played down the allegation.
It was unclear where Zebari got the figures. If accurate, Turkey would
have nearly as many soldiers along its border with Iraq as the 155,000
troops which the U.S. has in the country.
Zebari's comments came amid calls by Turkey's military for the
government to give it the green light to carry out military operations
in northern Iraqi against the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.
"Turkey is building up forces on the border. There are 140,000
soldiers fully armed on the border. We are against any military
interference or violation of Iraqi sovereignty," Zebari said in
Baghdad.
Turkey has been pressuring the United States and Iraq to eliminate PKK
bases in Kurdish-controlled parts of northern Iraq and has said it
will carry out a cross-border offensive if necessary.
"Turkey's fears are legitimate but such things can be discussed,"
Zebari said. "The perfect solution is the withdrawal of the Turkish
forces from the borders."
He added: "No one wants a new military conflict in the region."
He said there had been no "Turkey military violation until now,"
citing artillery shelling and Turkish surveillance overflights.
But in Washington, a Pentagon official disputed Zebari's assertion
that troops were massing, saying no such movement has been picked up
by U.S. satellites gathering intelligence there. The official spoke on
condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to speak on the
record about the subject.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said he would "steer you
away from that number of troops being immediately along the border,"
and Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman repeated U.S. hopes
that Turkey would not launch an incursion into Iraq.
"With respect to Turkey and the border region, they have legitimate
concerns about terrorist activity of the PKK," Whitman told Pentagon
reporters Monday. "But we're also encouraging them that an incursion
into Iraq is not the way to solve this."
Turkey has long complained of U.S. inaction against separatist rebels,
who have escalated attacks inside Turkey in recent months. Last week,
Turkey's military chief asked the government to set political
guidelines for an incursion into northern Iraq.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul on Friday confirmed that
detailed incursion plans were ready.
Zebari said that his government cannot send its troops to secure the
border with Turkey at a time when U.S. and Iraqi forces are fighting a
deadly insurgency that has killed thousands of people.
"Our military forces are over-occupied with securing the streets and
we do not have forces enough to open a new front. We do not want any
conflict. However, no military violation has taken place till now,"
Zebari said.
Turkey has been battling separatist Kurdish rebels since 1984 in a
conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people. There has been a
recent surge in rebel attacks, and 67 soldiers have been killed this
year. More than 110 rebels were killed in the same period, according
to the Turkish military.
Zebari said the best way is to address Turkey's "legitimate security
concerns" and revive the security and military commission which is
made up of the united states, Iraq and Turkey.
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Associated Press writer Pauline Jelinek contributed to this report
from Washington.
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10 Jul 2007 02:20:17 AM |
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<sgdecember2...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
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.
It's such a shame that the one nobel thing we might have
rescued from Bush's Iraqi adventure -- a free &
independent Kurdistan -- is viewed as such a threat by
Turkey & Iran.
Personally, I think we should tell turkey to go pound sand,
and that if they invade Kurdistan all the U.S. airpower in
the Gulf will rake their forces from here to doomsday.
These maggots want to be part of the E.U., for crying
out loud! The only NATO nation to ever attack another
NATO nation... and they want to be part of the E.U....
Well, If you've got the money, invest heavily in Greece.
Seems their star is about to rise at the expense of the
Turks.
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