By: D. H. Williams @ 8:59 AM - EST
More ethnic cleansing in Iraq over the last 48 hours this time by the Turkish Military. Turkish nationalist say that Kurdish rebels mortared a military outpost in a Turkish valley killing 17 and respond with and air strike inside Iraq.
The attack has caused an outrage in Turkey and a nationalist opposition leader Devlet Bahceli has called on the government to immediately send ground troops acroos the border to chase down the Kurds into Iraq.
The Turkish-Iraqi border lies on a rugged, mountaionous area that is difficult to control not unlike the Tora Bora Mountains bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“The government must immediately show the political determination for a cross-border operation,” Bahceli said in a speech to parliament. “Turkey must set up a security zone to prevent infiltration from the north of Iraq.”
Turkish warplanes were sent into Iraq to bomb 16 suspected Kurdish PKK positions early Tuesday morning. (about 8 hours ago)
The United States is responsible for security in the region but has not been able to stop the fighting between the Kurds and Turks.
The White House would like Turkey to end their offensive quickly and not send ground troops into Iraq but are not willing to withdraw any military aid from Turkey if the do not comply.
Turkish leaders are asking parliament to extend a mandate, which expires next month, to launch further military operations against the PKK in Iraq.
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