TURKEY BOLSTERS MILITARY NEAR IRAQMay 22, 2007The Middle East Newsline reports: “Turkey has been bolstering its military along the border with Iraq.Turkish sources said the military has amassed 50,000 soldiers in the Sirnik province along the Iraqi border. They said the move was ordered by Chief of Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit to prepare for any invasion of northern Iraq, the stronghold of the Kurdish Workers Party.The sources said this was the largest Turkish military buildup in nearly a decade. They said the ground force was supported by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, main battle tanks, armored vehicles and artillery.On May 19, a Turkish soldier was killed and four others were injured in battles with the PKK. Turkish security sources said the clashes took place during a Turkish military operation near the city of Diyarbakir…”
Turkey's Military Near Iraq
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