"Turkey pre-warned US of raids on Kurd rebels: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Turkey informed the United States well in advance before launching weekend air raids into northern Iraq against Kurdish rebel bases, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
'We had ample notification of the air strikes by the Turkish Air Force against PKK (Kurdish separatist group) positions in northern Iraq,' spokesman Geoff Morrell said, confirming for the first time that Washington knew of Ankara's plans."
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