Turkish concern over possibility of expanding its military operations to include Iraq

The Turkish daily Radical said on Wednesday that Ankara, with its ruling parties and opposition, feel a common concern on the possibility that the US will expand the scale of its operations after Afghanistan to include Iraq in the list of the targets.

For its part, the Turkish daily Joumhoreyat ( the republic) indicated Ankara's concern concerning the refugees which will arrive in it from north Iraq if Iraq will be bombarded.

In this regard, the Turkish deputy prime minister said in an earlier statement that if the American operations will include Iraq, Turkey will not be able to stay out of this issue, adding that the American military operation aims at changing the ruling system in Afghanistan and establishing a new system, rather than arresting Osama Bin laden.