Is Turkey "entering" Iraq
Turkish Armed Forces Chief Yasar Buyukanit has ruled out Turkish intervention in northern Iraq.
The commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Yasar Buyukanit, said in a statement that in the event of a cross-border operation against Turkish Kurdish rebels crossing into Iraq, his forces could also attack the Kurds in northern Iraq.
Asked by reporters as he walked out of a meeting about the possibility of such an operation to oust Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels from their camps in northern Iraq, General Buyukanid said the army supported such a raid, but to the government to make the decision.
Demands for such an operation are multiplying in Turkey following the bloody PKK attack that left six dead and 121 wounded in Ankara last week.
The intentions of the military establishment are embossed in the words of General Buyukanit. " I have said since April 12 in Turkey and in the world that we must do it. As soldiers we are ready, but every soldier needs a guideline, " he said, implying that he was simply waiting for a nod from the Turkish government. to order an attack on northern Iraq.
Spikes for Turkey's allies
On the sidelines of the meeting, General Yasar Buyukanit made a general accusation against some of his country's allies, saying they were providing aid to Kurdish rebels in southeastern Anatolia. " Some of our allies support terrorism. Those who teach us human rights lessons support terrorism themselves ." Buyukanit did not name specific countries or specify how they help the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
