Millyet: Turkish tanks incurred in Northern Iraq
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 1/7/2003

The Turkish daily Millyet said yesterday that the Turkish tanks incurred in northern Iraq area in order to avoid any leakage in the area in case of any American military action against Iraq.

The paper published a photograph for more than 30 Turkish tanks in Barmati area, situated at a depth of 40 Kilometers into the Iraqi territories, noting that in line with the call addressed by Jalal al-Talibani, the chairman of the Kurdistani Democratic party, the Turkish forces controlled the strategic points in the region and that the Turkish army is preparing to broadcast radio news in the region in which it will urge members of the Kurdistani workers party to surrender.

The paper explained that the Turkish army positioned in three different points in order to avoid the flow of refugees and is prepared to incur into more depth in northern Iraq, whenever it is necessary.

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