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Friday, January 19, 2007

The Kirkuk Trap

"The Kirkuk Trap
Published: 1/19/2007

BY DERYA SAZAK

MILLIYET- The attack this week on a Turkmen district in Kirkuk which killed 30 people is matter of concern. Ankara is also about to be drawn into a trap. The provocative referendum preparations by the US, the possibility that the de facto Kurdish state will declare Kirkuk its capital, and the north taking control of the oil resources in the city and turning a blind eye to PKK activities in the region are all factors that point to a cross-border operation."

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