"Turkey in Iraq: Not over but out
Turkey withdraws from northern Iraq under US and winter climate pressure, but fighting could escalate in the spring, Asbed Kotchikian writes for ISN Security Watch.
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Commentary by Asbed Kotchikian for ISN Security Watch (03/03/08)
In the early hours of 29 February, the Turkish army started pulling out its troops from northern Iraq, where they had crossed the border over a week earlier in an attempt to destroy Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases and stop the group's further incursions into Turkey."
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