US Tries to Stop Turk Incursion in Iraq
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The United States has opened a "diplomatic full court press" to keep Turkey from invading northern Iraq, an incursion that could further destabilize Iraq and the region
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A Turkish construction company announced Tuesday that it was halting operations in neighboring Iraq in a bid to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants.
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Turkey on Thursday accused Iraq of making &quot;no effort at all&quot; to curb Turkish Kurd rebels who it says take refuge in northern Iraq where they obtain large amounts of explosives.
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Turkey's foreign minister rejected any cease-fire by Kurdish rebels Tuesday as he met with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad to press them to crack down on the guerrillas. Turkish forces massed on the border and tensions rose over a threatened military incursion.
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The bombing was part of an American-sanctioned effort by Turkeyâs military to weaken the Kurdish guerrilla group that hides in northern Iraq.
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Dozens of military vehicles headed toward the Iraq border and protesters demanded tough action against Kurdish rebels on Monday, a day after 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush. The attack has pushed Turkey closer to a possible incursion into Iraq to target insurgents hiding there.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Iraq's interim president promised yesterday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacks into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response.
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A special U.S. envoy assured skeptical Turks on Wednesday that the United States was determined to help counter Iraq-based Kurdish guerrillas waging an escalating battle for an autonomous homeland.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 25 -- The Turkish military continued attacks Thursday against Kurdish separatists in mountainous areas along the Turkish-Iraqi border, according to a statement from the Turkish Military General Staff.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Turkey against using military force against Kurdish separatist forces in northern Iraq as tensions build up in the border region.
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CAIRO, Dec. 26 -- Turkish warplanes on Wednesday bombed suspected Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq for at least the third time in the past 10 days, while the Bush administration urged Turkey to act with restraint in its intensified cross-border offensive against the guerrillas.
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ANKARA, Turkey A Turkish construction company is halting operations in Iraq in a bid to save the lives of ten employees kidnapped by militants.
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Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice intervened to ward off a strike by Turkey on northern Iraq after an ambush by Kurdish rebels left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead.
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HABUR, Turkey  - Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got underway in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
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IRBIL, Iraq -- Iraqi border police believe neighboring Turkey has amassed 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers along its southern border with Iraq. Turkish helicopters have flown into Iraqi airspace to conduct missions against Kurdish rebels in the mountainous region, and Turkish mortar shells regularly crash...
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WASHINGTON - The United States has opened a "diplomatic full court press" to keep Turkey from invading northern Iraq, an incursion that could further destabilize Iraq and the region.
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Iraq's parliament on Saturday discussed a motion condemning Turkey for threatening an incursion to crack down on Kurdish rebels as Baghdad and Ankara were said to be considering a joint operation.