Friday, December 02, 2005

Reuters AlertNet - Turks now see opportunities, not problems, in Iraq

"Turks now see opportunities, not problems, in Iraq
02 Dec 2005 13:13:33 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Daren Butler

HAKKARI, Turkey, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Turkey's mountainous border with Iraq was witness in 1991 to the desperate flight of some 400,000 Kurds seeking refuge from Saddam Hussein's troops.

Fourteen years on, fear has given way to hope and workers, goods and investment are flowing into northern Iraq, a region developing rapidly in the wake of Saddam's overthrow."

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