Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Q&A: Tensions Rise Along the Turkey-Iraq Border




Turkish soldiers in armored vehicles patrol on a road in the province of Sirnak, on the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey, in this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 file photo. Turkish troops on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, killed 23 Kurdish rebels in an offensive following a rebel attack that killed at least 12 soldiers, the military said. (AP Photo/Kadir Konuksever)

National Public Radio

By Corey Flintoff

October 23, 2007

The tensions building along the Turkish-Iraqi border are nothing new. In the past two decades, Turkish troops have staged dozens of incursions into Iraq in pursuit of guerrilla fighters.

The present conflict began in 1984, but it has roots dating back at least as far as the creation of the modern state of Turkey . Here's some background on the history and the issues behind the story: Full Text

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