Thread: Turkish Troops entered northern Iraq

What is the deal with Turkish troops entering Iraq???



Iraq Radio: Turkish Soldiers Enter Northern Iraq

http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt...60728&hn=35175

The 1st division commander of Iraq’s Kurdistan Democrat Party (IKDP), Fahmi Sofi, claimed that about 200 Turkish soldiers entered two kilometers into Northern Iraq on Wednesday. His statement came from the Voice of Iraqi Radio.

While debates about a cross-border operation continue in Turkey, Iraqi Radio announced that the Turkish military advanced into the Dohuk region, passing the Iraqi border.

Deputy Commander Sofi stated that about 200 Turkish soldiers passed the border around 3:00 pm in a statement he made to the station broadcast from Baghdad.

Sofi claimed that village guards accompanied the Turkish soldiers; however, a few hours later they retreated to the Turkish border.

Meanwhile, Turkish artillery troops bombed camps near Zaho last night, reporters said.

Whether there were casualties or not remains unclear. Reportedly, fire broke out in some wooded regions.

Another related news story on a website called ‘Peyamner’, known to be the broadcasting body of IKDP, also reported that a division of the Turkish military entered the Kveste village region in Ahmediye bound to the Duhok city in order to conduct an operation against the terror organization PKK.

The troops returned to Turkey a while later, the news reported, adding that Turkish soldiers entered Kvesta the night before, but no conflict had occurred in the region.

Why turkish troops went to Iraq? Why???