What’s Going On?
Both CNN and CBS are carrying this Associated Press report: Turkish Officials: Troops Enter Iraq
(CBS/AP) Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq early Wednesday to chase Kurdish guerrillas who attack Turkey from bases there, Turkish security officials said. One official said the troops had returned to their bases by the end of the day, but Turkey’s foreign minister denied its troops had ever entered Iraq.
The BBC has nothing on this and Iraqi and Turkish officials are denying it happened.
Things are a mess and there are Turkish officials who want to launch a full-scale invasion of Kurdistan to deal with the rebels / terrorists / freedom fighters who have been attacking the Turkish military in recent weeks. To date there has been no permission granted by the Turkish government, but there are elements in the government and military pushing for it.
This may have happened, but it is also possible that this was a political ploy directed at the Turkish government. In any case, the Turkish / Iraqi border is not a good place for a family vacation.
