Turkey launches offensive in N Iraq

Turkey sent ground troops into northern Iraq, 22 February 2008 in a significant escalation of its fight against separatist PKK Kurdish rebels, as the US and the European Union called for restraint amid fears the move could undermine Iraq’s only stable region.

BBC News, 22.2.08: Turkish troops enter north Iraq http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7258323.stm

Deutsche Welle, 22.2.08: EU Voices Concern Over Turkish Military Incursion Into Iraq http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3143907,00.html

Russia Today, 22.2.08: Turkish troops pursue Kurdish guerillas into northern Iraq http://rt.com/news/

BBC News, 2.5.08: Turkish planes bomb rebel Kurds http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7378927.stm

Russia Today, 2.5.08: Russian peacekeepers increase presence in Abkhazia http://rt.com/news/

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