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Kurds flee homes as Iran shells Iraq's northern frontier
The Guardian ^
| Friday August 18, 2006
| Michael Howard in Qandil Mountain
Posted on 08/18/2006 5:25:29 AM PDT by Bloodclot
Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what appears to be a coordinated effort to disrupt the activities of Kurdish rebel bases.
Scores of Kurds have fled their homes in the northern frontier region after four days of shelling by the Iranian army. Local officials said Turkey had also fired a number of shells into Iraqi territory.
. . .
Frustrated by the reluctance of the US and the government in Baghdad to crack down on the PKK bases inside Iraq, Turkish generals have hinted they are considering a large-scale military operation across the border. They are said to be sharing intelligence about Kurdish rebel movements with their Iranian counterparts.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kurds
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Read the rest. I'm not sure what to make of this?
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:25:30 AM PDT
by
Bloodclot
To: Bloodclot
It's called "If you think what Israel did was okay, then you're not allowed to complain about this".
2
posted on
08/18/2006 5:27:26 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(I've had it with these &%#@* jihadis on these &%#@* planes!)
To: SlowBoat407
P.S. I disagree with that "logic".
3
posted on
08/18/2006 5:28:03 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(I've had it with these &%#@* jihadis on these &%#@* planes!)
To: SlowBoat407
"It's called "If you think what Israel did was okay, then you're not allowed to complain about this"."Israel are the good guys.
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:32:30 AM PDT
by
KoRn
To: Bloodclot
Turkey are very worried that the Kurds will demand land form them as a homeland.
They banned Kurdish names at one point and as far as I know the media cannot use the Kurdish language (which was one reason why the Kurdish kids died in the bird 'flu outbreak).
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:34:13 AM PDT
by
vimto
(Blighty Awaken!)
To: KoRn
No argument. I was stating the premise under which Turkey and Iran think they can get away with attacks inside Iraq. I should wake up a little more before I try to be clever.
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:34:29 AM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(I've had it with these &%#@* jihadis on these &%#@* planes!)
To: SlowBoat407
No worries. I'm still trying to figure out which direction UP is, by noon I should be awake. I AM NOT a morning person lol.
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:40:51 AM PDT
by
KoRn
To: Bloodclot
Totalitarian v. totalitarian v. totalitarian. At least we'll have only two to destroy after they're finished.
8
posted on
08/18/2006 5:41:44 AM PDT
by
gotribe
(It's not a religion.)
To: Bloodclot
Interesting... MAYBE the Iranians are doing the very same thing Israel just did, i.e. attempt to neutralize the imminent threat on their border, before some future action.
To: Bloodclot
It's been going on for quite a while. (off & on)
10
posted on
08/18/2006 5:46:28 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: Bloodclot
It must be a feint ahead of 'the big one.'
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:48:46 AM PDT
by
Real Cynic No More
(A member of the Appalachian-American minority -- and proud of it!)
To: Bloodclot
WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE! WHERE'S THE UN CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE? WHERE'S THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA? WHERE'S FLAT FATIMA?..............
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:49:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: Bloodclot
It's called the Guardian, thats the problem.
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:50:48 AM PDT
by
Marius3188
(Happy Resurrection Weekend)
To: KoRn
It isn't about good guys and bad guys. It is about Kurds who live in Iraq who are going into Iran and Turkey and causing problems.
The Kurds believe that territory belongs to them. Well it doesn't and Iran and Turkey are protecting their interiors.
That's what I think slowboat is referring to.
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posted on
08/18/2006 5:52:12 AM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
("If you liked what Liberal Leadership did for Israel, you'll LOVE what it can do for America!")
To: EQAndyBuzz
I'll support the Kurds over Turkey and Iran any day.
15
posted on
08/18/2006 5:58:11 AM PDT
by
tdewey10
(Can we please take out Iran's nuclear capability before they start using it?)
To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
08/18/2006 6:04:09 AM PDT
by
APRPEH
(visit my profile page to donate to Israeli charities)
To: tdewey10; gotribe
I'll support the Kurds over Turkey and Iran any day. I think gotribe had it right in post #8. The PKK is a communist terrorist organization.
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posted on
08/18/2006 6:05:19 AM PDT
by
MSSC6644
To: MSSC6644
18
posted on
08/18/2006 6:09:27 AM PDT
by
APRPEH
(visit my profile page to donate to Israeli charities)
To: MSSC6644
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posted on
08/18/2006 6:13:22 AM PDT
by
Texas Lizard
(If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything)
To: Bloodclot
Here we go..........Iran and Turkey are attacking Iraq. Just because the northern borders of Iraq have been shelled doesn't mean that Iraq is not under attack by foreign powers. Hope we don't have too many soldiers in those areas, otherwise, the crap's gonna hit the fan.
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posted on
08/18/2006 6:15:20 AM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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