Turkish Troops Enter Iraq Update

Here is an update of the story concerning the Turkish Invasion of Northern Iraq, to hunt down PKK Rebels in the mountains.

Turkish troops pressed a major ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in neighbouring Iraq for a third day Saturday as Ankara said dozens of rebels and at least five soldiers had been killed.

While the Turkish military claimed the operation had sown panic amongst the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the rebel group raised the stakes by threatening to retaliate with attacks in city centres.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan sought to soothe Iraqi protests and Western misgivings over what was the most significant ground incursion into Iraq by Turkey for a number of years.A successful operation is under way," he told reporters. "The only target... is the PKK terrorist organisation. Turkey is the strongest supporter of Iraq's territorial integrity and political unity."

The incursion is expected to continue into next week!



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