American talks with Kurdish sides to topple Saddam

The Turkish daily Hurriet said that Ankara has recently disclosed that an official at the US CIA official in Turkey and north Iraq had made secret talks with Kurdish officials of a high ranking level in Irbeil and al-Suleimaneyah, relating to means of toppling Saddam Hussein.

The paper said that well-informed sources said that Turkey confirmed this news which was issued by the US daily "Boston Globe" a matter which "had shaken the Iraqi side."

The paper indicated that a delegation representing the American military experts had recently visited Ankara and held talks with the Turkish officials on the future of Iraq and its infrastructure.