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Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad

Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad

Dorian Jones

December 20, 2012
ISTANBUL — Despite warnings from both the United States and Iraq, Turkish companies, backed by the government, are forging ahead with direct energy agreements with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. The deepening trade ties come as relations remain strained between Ankara and Baghdad.

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