"Economic Connectivity Best Weapon Against War Between Turks and Kurds
November 7, 2007 Turkish-Bred Prosperity Makes War Less Likely in Iraqi Kurdistan By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. DOHUK, Iraq, Nov. 6 — Viewed from the outside, Iraqi Kurdistan looks close to war. Tens of thousands of Turkish troops are amassed on the border. And thousands of Iraqi Kurdish pesh merga fighters have taken up positions in the Mateen Mountains, ready for a counterattack, their local commanders say, should any Turkish operation hit civilians."
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