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Friday, March 30, 2007

Iraq's VP warns against Turkish incursion into Iraq

"Iraq's VP warns against Turkish incursion into Iraq

The New Anatolian with AP / Ankara
28 March 2007

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on Tuesday warned against a possible Turkish incursion into Iraq to fight Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants but also promised to prevent cross-border attacks by the terrorists.

"We want both countries to respect each other's borders and expect the sides to be against such a thing," al-Hashemi said upon his arrival in Ankara for a one-day visit. He was responding to a question about a possible Turkish incursion into his country to hunt down terrorists of the PKK."

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