Cypress
08-18-2006, 10:45 AM
Kurdish rebel groups based in Northern Iraq, have been raiding Turkey and Iran. They've killed dozens of turkish soldiers and citizens. Question: Using the Israeli response to Hezbollah guerillas based in Lebanon as a model, is Turkey or Iran justified in sending their military into northern iraq to controll a problem that the Iraqi central government is unable to control itself?
from: the Guardian-UK
"Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what appears to be a coordinated effort to disrupt the activities of Kurdish rebel bases."
Scores of Kurds have fled their homes in the northern frontier region after four days of shelling by the Iranian army. Local officials said Turkey had also fired a number of shells into Iraqi territory.
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Frustrated by the reluctance of the US and the government in Baghdad to crack down on the PKK bases inside Iraq, Turkish generals have hinted they are considering a large-scale military operation across the border. They are said to be sharing intelligence about Kurdish rebel movements with their Iranian counterparts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1852843,00.html
from: the Guardian-UK
"Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what appears to be a coordinated effort to disrupt the activities of Kurdish rebel bases."
Scores of Kurds have fled their homes in the northern frontier region after four days of shelling by the Iranian army. Local officials said Turkey had also fired a number of shells into Iraqi territory.
...
Frustrated by the reluctance of the US and the government in Baghdad to crack down on the PKK bases inside Iraq, Turkish generals have hinted they are considering a large-scale military operation across the border. They are said to be sharing intelligence about Kurdish rebel movements with their Iranian counterparts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1852843,00.html