Iraq promises Turkey help over rebels
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Iraq said on Tuesday it would shut down the operations of Kurdish rebels based on its soil, hoping to head off a threatened invasion to crush them by Turkish troops massed on the border.
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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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President George W. Bush assured Turkey on Monday that he was pressing the Iraqi government to stop Kurdish rebel attacks on its territory as the United States sought to prevent a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq.
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Iraq on Tuesday pledged to crack down on Kurdish separatists carrying out attacks on Turkey from hideouts in the mountains of northern Iraq in a bid to avert a Turkish military incursion onto its territory to hit the rebels.
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Iraq said on Saturday it was ready to track down and arrest Kurdish guerrilla leaders responsible for cross-border raids into Turkey in an effort to avert a major incursion by the Turkish military.
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A Turkish offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq would have major consequences, Iraq's foreign minister says.
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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 incursio
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Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that diplomatic and military options could both be used in the country's fight against Kurdish PKK guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
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Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq. Can diplomatic moves succeed?
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Iraqi delegates are heading to Ankara in an effort to avert attacks by Kurdish rebels over the Turkish border.
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SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkish Cobra helicopters pounded Kurdish rebel positions near the Iraqi border on Tuesday and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Ankara's readiness to send troops over the frontier despite U.S. opposition.
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SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday it will exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the weekend.
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Iraqi delegation travels to Turkey amid reports of further clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops.
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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 intends to pursue Kurdish rebels in Iraq, though planning for military operations is not being done urgently in response to a deadly ambush inside Turkey by the guerrillas, the country's defense chief said Sunday.
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Turkey's prime minister said he would back the country's generals if they decide to retaliate for a suicide bombing in the capital by striking Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
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Turkey's foreign minister flew to Baghdad Tuesday to pressure top Iraqi officials to crackdown on Kurdish rebels who ambushed and killed 12 Turkish soldiers two days before