US denies backing Turkey PKK raid
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The US denies it gave permission for Turkish aircraft to carry out strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.
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Washington, Sept. 17 (NNN): The United States and most of its allies have rejected the United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan&#39;s claim that the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal.
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The US military denied reports that the coalition in Afghanistan had launched air strikes to quell fighting in the west of the country.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. officials have said that there was "no new activity" in northern Iraq after unconfirmed reports that thousands of Turkish troops had invaded, the White House said on  Wednesday.
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The White House denied that aides to President George W. Bush had a hand in crafting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's speech to the US Congress last week.
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The US State Department acknowledged Tuesday Turkish concerns over the fate of ethnic Turkmen caught in the fighting in Iraq. On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul
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Russia's foreign ministry rejects US claims that an arms shipment to Venezuela could be sold on to rebels.
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Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.
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US officials have denied claims that Saddam Hussein and senior members of his regime are on hunger strike at a secret detention location.
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The U.S. military denied on Thursday reports it had killed the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, and Iraqi officials said they were awaiting the results of DNA tests on several suspects killed in a raid.
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Â· Britain alarmed by critics in US administration Â· Ministers deny mission in southern Iraq has failed
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The United States continued efforts today to steer Turkey away from a military incursion into northern Iraq, after a cross-border raid by Kurdish rebels on Sunday killed 17 Turkish soldiers and raised the prospect of an escalating conflict.
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The United States reassured Turkey over a military operation in northern Iraq which has reportedly claimed the lives of ethnic Turkmen civilians, but Ankara appeared unimpressed.
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Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq had advance approval from the US, Turkey's military says.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has reiterated support for Turkey's bid to join the European Union, saying it gave the lie to charges that Britain is backing a United States war on Islam.
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Ankara: Turkey, a key NATO ally of the United States, on Monday warned it would halt all cooperation in Iraq if US forces continued attacking the mostly Turkmen populated Iraqi town of Tall Afar, Anatolia news agency said.
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The US State Department refused Wednesday to comment on calls for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign because of the oil-for-food scandal.