"Turkey ready to interveneif Iraq erupts
The New York Times
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's military is prepared to intervene if post-election clashes erupt in northern Iraq or if Iraqi Kurds try to form an independent state, a senior army general said Wednesday.
The statement by Gen. Ilker Basbug, who ranks second in the Turkish army, underscored Turkey's growing anxiety over the national and provincial Iraqi elections scheduled for Sunday."
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