"Turkish army claims right to pursue rebels in Iraq
May 2, 2006
ANKARA -- The Turkish army said on Tuesday that it reserves the right to venture into neighboring Iraq to pursue separatist Kurdish rebels based there, but denied reports that such operations were already underway.
'All our activities ... are taking place within our borders,' General Bekir Kalyoncu, head of operations at the general staff, told a group of reporters, Anatolia news agency reported.
'If the conditions [for a cross-border operation] arise, Turkey will use its rights as any sovereign country,' he said. 'Those conditions are outlined in the UN Charter.' "
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