Turkish general: Ready for PKK strike
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Turkey's top general said Thursday the military was ready to stage a cross-border offensive to fight Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq and that he already had sought government approval to mount military action.
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President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.
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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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TUNCELI, Turkey  - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called crisis talks that may authorize a cross-border military offensive after Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush on Sunday near the Iraqi border.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed concern about possible Turkish military counter-strikes against Kurdish separatists based in Iraq but welcomed Ankara's readiness to discuss all outstanding issues with Baghdad.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turkey's top general said on Friday a bomb attack which killed five people including three children in the city of Diyarbakir would only strengthen Turkey's resolve to crack down on Kurdish separatist guerrillas.
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The new Turkish army chief, Gen Buyukanit, says defeating Kurdish separatism is a top priority.
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Warplanes struck at winter hideouts of PKK fighters, Turkish military says
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Turkey's military chief said yesterday that Ankara will delay a decision on whether to launch a cross-border offensive into Iraq until after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets here with President Bush 10 days from now. "We will wait for his return," Gen. Yasar Buyukanit told reporters...
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Turkey has declared several areas near the border with Iraq to be "temporary security zones" in a sign of increasing activity by the military in its campaign against Kurdish rebels.
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Turkey has launched fresh air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says.
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Turkish military steps up operations close to the border with Iraq by deploying warships and helicopters.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday Turkey was determined to take the necessary steps to end the threat from Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
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Turkey said Sunday that it was weighing an escalation of its fight against Kurdish rebels after the guerillas killed seven Turkish soldiers and a village guard.
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Iraq will help Turkey crack down on separatist Kurdish guerrillas in the north of the country, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday after talks with his Turkish counterpart.
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Â· Invasion fears rise after Ankara rejects Iraqi planÂ·  Istanbul protesters call for release of PKK leader
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Turkey sharpened its threat to invade northern Iraq yesterday when the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared its army ready to attack Kurdish rebels 'when needed', regardless of international opposition.