An incursion into northern Iraq by military units of the Turkish Special Forces was reported Wednesday by a Turkish daily.
"The operation was aimed at chasing Kurdish secessionist armed elements near the Turkish border," the paper said.
"Turkish forces were reported several kilometers deep into Iraqi territory as they were chasing Kurdish gunmen in neighboring Kurdish villages," the paper said.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zibari expressed dismay about the incursion and summoned Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Unal Cevikoz and asked him to convey to Ankara "Iraq's wish that such incusions be halted." Meanwhile, Iraqi Ambassador in Ankara Sabah Omran on Wednesday paid a visit to Turkish Special Representative in Iraq Oguz Celikkols at his office in Ankara and urged him to put a stop to the Turkish incursions because they could "upset law and order in the entire Iraqi territories." Celikkols is due to convey this wish to the Ankara government.
Iraqi President Jalal Talbani had earlier announced that a 1990 accord with Turkey allowing its forces to enter northern Iraq to a depth of 15 kilometers was no longer valid.
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link to www.kuna.net.kw]
Everyone wants to kill the Iraqis it seems.
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