Iraq protests Turkish border attacks
Press TVSaturday July 21, 2007
Iraqi government has called on Turkey to bring military operations to an end and look for a diplomatic approach to solve the border tension.
A memorandum was sent to Ankara following the day the Iraqi government claimed areas of northern Iraq were bombarded by Turkey.
"The bombardment caused huge fires in the forests and terrified residents, some of whom fled their villages," the memorandum said.
Turkish officials confirmed receiving a memorandum concerning claims of Wednesday's border violation.
"Baghdad's allegation is being examined, as were earlier allegations of border violations by the Iraqi side. It is already known that Turkish troops from time to time shell inside the Iraqi border," Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
Calling on Turkey to immediately stop the military reinforcement, the memo expressed Iraq's interests in negotiations to solve all outstanding issues in a positive spirit.
According to Col. Hussein Kamal of the Iraqi Border Guards, about 250 shells were fired into Iraq from Turkey on Wednesday. There were no casualties on the Iraqi side of the border though.
The Iraqi government said Wednesday that Turkish artillery and warplanes bombarded areas of northern Iraq.
The claim occurred amid mounting Turkish threats to strike bases of the Kurdistan Workers Party, which has been launching attacks against targets in Turkey from sanctuaries inside Iraq.
The PKK staged a bomb attack against a military vehicle on Wednesday which left two Turkish soldiers killed and six others wounded near the Iraqi border.
Press TVSaturday July 21, 2007
Iraqi government has called on Turkey to bring military operations to an end and look for a diplomatic approach to solve the border tension.
A memorandum was sent to Ankara following the day the Iraqi government claimed areas of northern Iraq were bombarded by Turkey.
"The bombardment caused huge fires in the forests and terrified residents, some of whom fled their villages," the memorandum said.
Turkish officials confirmed receiving a memorandum concerning claims of Wednesday's border violation.
"Baghdad's allegation is being examined, as were earlier allegations of border violations by the Iraqi side. It is already known that Turkish troops from time to time shell inside the Iraqi border," Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
Calling on Turkey to immediately stop the military reinforcement, the memo expressed Iraq's interests in negotiations to solve all outstanding issues in a positive spirit.
According to Col. Hussein Kamal of the Iraqi Border Guards, about 250 shells were fired into Iraq from Turkey on Wednesday. There were no casualties on the Iraqi side of the border though.
The Iraqi government said Wednesday that Turkish artillery and warplanes bombarded areas of northern Iraq.
The claim occurred amid mounting Turkish threats to strike bases of the Kurdistan Workers Party, which has been launching attacks against targets in Turkey from sanctuaries inside Iraq.
The PKK staged a bomb attack against a military vehicle on Wednesday which left two Turkish soldiers killed and six others wounded near the Iraqi border.
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