US role in deadly Turkey air strike sparks alarm at Pentagon
Posted: May 16, 2012 5:37 AM EDT Updated: May 16, 2012 5:37 AM EDT
Source: The Wall Street Journal
ULUDERE, Turkey -- A Turkish air strike that killed dozens of civilians near the Iraqi border last year sparked alarm at the Pentagon over how intelligence from US drones is being used by allies.
The strike in late December was meant to knock out Kurdish separatist fighters. Instead it killed 34 civilians smuggling gasoline, a tragic blunder in Turkey's nearly three-decade campaign against the guerrillas. The killings ignited protests across the country and prompted wide-ranging official inquiries.
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