Saturday, October 06, 2007

AFP: Turkey puts up buffer zones along Iraq border

"Turkey puts up buffer zones along Iraq border
2 hours ago DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) — More buffer zones designed to prevent Kurdish rebels crossing over the border to and from Iraq have been established in southeastern Turkey, the Turkish military said Saturday. The 27 zones set up in the regions of Sirnak, Siirt and Hakkari add to others created in June, the military said in a statement posted on its official website."

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