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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Turkish PM says N.Iraq offensive planned | Reuters.ca

"Turkish PM says N.Iraq offensive planned Tue Nov 6, 2007 9:45 AM EST139

By Selcuk Gokoluk and Evren Mesci

ANKARA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has said the Turkish army will go ahead with an operation against Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq, but diplomats suggested on Tuesday any action would be limited in scope.

Erdogan held talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday to push Washington to crack down on some 3,000 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) separatists using northern Iraq as a base for attacks in Turkey."

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