Turkey Prepares For Iraq
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Turkey was said to have drafted plans for a major military operation in northern Iraq over the next few weeks.
Turkish sources said a force of at least 10,000 troops, backed by main battle tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, was being formed for the invasion. They said the operation could take place in May.
On April 20, Turkey’s NTV television said the Turkish military has set a “specific timetable” for the offensive against the Kurdish Workers Party in Iraq. NTV said the proposed force would attack PKK camps in the Kandil mountains.
NTV said the military would monitor the PKK insurgency campaign until May. At that point, the military would be ready to send forces into Iraq.
-Shlok
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