Turkey Has Invaded Iraq
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I wonder if this will result in large demonstrations in the streets of London, Early Day Motions in the UK Parliament, interventions by charities and lobby groups, UN resolutions, conferences at universities, calls for boycotts and sanctions, aid convoys, flag burning in Islamabad and Cairo or anything like that.
TheBeeb said:
A major Turkish military offensive is continuing in northern Iraq, following a deadly attack by Kurdish rebels inside Turkey.
Ankara said 22 battalions, or about 10,000 soldiers, were taking part in the operation in northern Iraq and also south-eastern Turkey.
The troops – including commandos and paramilitary forces – are being backed by war planes and helicopters.
On Tuesday, Kurdish PKK rebels killed 24 soldiers near the Iraqi border.
The attacks in Hakkari province are thought to have inflicted the biggest loss on Turkish forces since 1993 and President Abdullah Gul has vowed to avenge them.
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In a statement on Thursday, the Turkish military said that 22 battalions were involved in the operation.
It said the ground troops were being reinforced by F-16 and F-4 jets and Cobra helicopter gunships
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15390006Ankara said 22 battalions, or about 10,000 soldiers, were taking part in the operation in northern Iraq and also south-eastern Turkey.
The troops – including commandos and paramilitary forces – are being backed by war planes and helicopters.
On Tuesday, Kurdish PKK rebels killed 24 soldiers near the Iraqi border.
The attacks in Hakkari province are thought to have inflicted the biggest loss on Turkish forces since 1993 and President Abdullah Gul has vowed to avenge them.
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In a statement on Thursday, the Turkish military said that 22 battalions were involved in the operation.
It said the ground troops were being reinforced by F-16 and F-4 jets and Cobra helicopter gunships
Wait Im confused. Are we not supposed to be protecting teh Kurds? wasnt that one of the reasons we invaded because Sadam didnt like them even though they were blood thirsty terrorists sorry freedom fighters.
does that mean we get to blow the s
t out of Turkey now? or do we blow the st out of the Kurds?
does that mean we get to blow the s
t out of Turkey now? or do we blow the st out of the Kurds?Pesty said:
Wait Im confused. Are we not supposed to be protecting teh Kurds? wasnt that one of the reasons we invaded because Sadam didnt like them even though they were blood thirsty terrorists sorry freedom fighters.
does that mean we get to blow the st out of Turkey now? or do we blow the st out of the Kurds?
Who has the oil? (Usually question one to determine who's side the USA and her Allies will take.)does that mean we get to blow the s
t out of Turkey now? or do we blow the st out of the Kurds?This sort of thing happens a fair bit but not usually in these numbers. Iraq has never been able or interested perhaps to stop the Turks doing it.
The odd thing is that the present Turkish government had been willing to make concessions and had been talking to the leader of the PKK (who is in jail) but seem to have lost patience with them.
The odd thing is that the present Turkish government had been willing to make concessions and had been talking to the leader of the PKK (who is in jail) but seem to have lost patience with them.
From 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2829517.stm
Tony Blair is being called on to ensure the protection of millions of Kurds if Turkey gives the go-ahead for the deployment of US troops in the region.
Hundreds gathered outside Downing Street to express their fear that any Turkish intervention into Iraqi Kurdistan will mean the end of Kurdish self-governance.
Some of the banner-waving protesters spoke out in anger at British MPs who voted against the government's hardline stance on Iraq.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2829517.stm
Tony Blair is being called on to ensure the protection of millions of Kurds if Turkey gives the go-ahead for the deployment of US troops in the region.
Hundreds gathered outside Downing Street to express their fear that any Turkish intervention into Iraqi Kurdistan will mean the end of Kurdish self-governance.
Some of the banner-waving protesters spoke out in anger at British MPs who voted against the government's hardline stance on Iraq.
, it sometimes makes one wonder why they tag the word intelligence onto some govenment agencies.elster said:
Hasn't this been going on for the past decade already?
It's been gone on for longer than that, Winston Churchill signed a paper authorising the use of poison gas on Kurdish rebels back in the 1920s.Those naughty Kurds, you just never know whether to help them or exterminate them. Depends on the political situation, oil situation or which way the wind is blowing it seems.
But since they aren't a recognised state and Turkey are a
As has been said it's nothing new. The Kurds have been subjugated ever since the latter part of the Ottoman Empire, and after that by Turkey itself. An independent Kurdistan would be quite powerful due to the oil, which is why nobody wants to see it. However it'll be interesting to see what Iraq does about it.
All in all probably a good job Turkey isn't an EU member yet.
All in all probably a good job Turkey isn't an EU member yet.
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