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Iraq, Turkey Look to End Kurdish Clashes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2008 A week after Turkey withdrew troops from northern Iraq, claiming its military initiative against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was successfully completed, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul to try to figure out how regional tensions might be contained in the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq to Turkey: Get Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 On Tuesday, the Iraqi Cabinet expressed extreme displeasure over the incursion of Turkish troops into the Kurdish northern region of Iraq and called for a halt to Turkish interference, which Cabinet officials called a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty." Also on Tuesday, an apparent suicide attack on a bus headed toward Syria from Mosul in northern Iraq killed nine people, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkey OKs Attacks on Kurds in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2007 The Turkish parliament has authorized military incursions into Iraq in order to track down rebels who, the Turkish government has long claimed, use Iraqi Kurdistan as sanctuary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkey, Iraq Tackle Kurdish Rebel Trouble

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 As if Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki didn't already have his hands full, now he's dealing with pressure from Turkey to drive out members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) who have hunkered down in northern Iraq -- or else Turkish troops will do the honors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )