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Turkish Military Chief Calls for Attack on Iraqi Kurds

HeadlineApr 13, 2007

In Turkey, the head of the Turkish military is proposing a cross-border attack into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish rebels stationed there. General Yasar Buyukanit made the call in a rare news conference Thursday.

Turkish General Yasar Buyukanit: “Do we need to have an operation into northern Iraq? There are two aspects to this issue. First, from a military point of view, an operation in northern Iraq must be made. Will there be any benefits? Yes, there will be. The second aspect is political. To make an operation beyond our borders, there must be a political decision.”

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