"Turkish PM clears way for Iraq assault Ian Traynor, Europe editor, Peter Walker and agencies Tuesday October 9, 2007 Guardian Unlimited
The Turkish government will seek parliamentary authorisation for a possible military operation into northern Iraq to counter separatist Kurdish guerrillas after a spate of deadly attacks on soldiers and civilian.
News channels reported the decision to consult parliament was taken after a three-hour meeting today between prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and senior colleagues from his ruling party."
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