Thursday, November 1, 2007

Iraq Asks for Iran ’s Help in Calming Kurdish Crisis

The New York Times


By Alissa J. Rubin

November 1, 2007

Iraqi officials asked for Iran’s help on Wednesday in negotiating a diplomatic solution to the standoff with Turkey over Kurdish guerrillas who have been using northern Iraq as a base to stage raids on Turkish troops across the border.

Tensions between Iraq and Turkey over the issue threaten to overshadow other topics at a regional meeting that starts Thursday in Istanbul , which Iraq hoped would focus on its internal security. Full Text

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