Turkey To Invade Northern Iraq

Turkey To Invade Northern Iraq

March 20, 2003

U.S. braces for 'massive' Turkish intervention in northern Iraq. "We're expecting a dirty war in northern Iraq," an official said. "I'm not sure we're going to be in the position to do anything about it."

despite appeals and warnings from President George Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, Turkey has already deployed more than 20,000 troops in northern Iraq and plans major operations against suspected Kurdish insurgents.

"Turkey sees northern Iraq as part of its strategic zone of influence and nothing we have said has changed anything," an official said. "We can expect a massive Turkish military operation as soon as the war begins."

Washington intends to capture the oil-rich cities of Kirkuk and Mosul.

- by Aimee Deep at 09:10 PM with 42 comments

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