Turkey troops move 'could increase tension'

Turkey could risk expanding regional tensions with a “robust” move of troops into northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.

Turkey troops move 'could increase tension'

Turkey could risk expanding regional tensions with a “robust” move of troops into northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.

The statement by Rice suggested that Washington could do little to halt limited Turkish incursions across the rugged frontier against the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as PKK, which launches raids into south-east Turkey from hideouts in Iraq.

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