"I've believed that Kurdistan will break away from Iraq for a long time now."
Not the greatest idea in the world; lots of folks think the Kurds are in the whey.
Rat@MsMuffetsTuffet.com
Iraq's Kurds Prompt Troop Movement in Turkey, Iran
Weekend Edition Sunday, May 7, 2006 · Turkey and Iran have recently put more troops on their borders with northern Iraq, where Kurdish separatists maintain mountain bases. It's a troubling new development in an embattled region.
npr.org
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Report: Turkey, Iran open fire on PKK camps in Iraq
Monday, August 14, 2006
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Both the Turkish and Iranian armies have opened artillery fire on members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) based in a camp known as Hakurk, located near an area where the Turkish, Iranian and Iraqi borders intersect, the private Dogan News Agency (DHA) reported yesterday.
turkishdailynews.com.tr
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Kurds flee homes as Iran shells Iraq's north border
THE GUARDIAN , ON QANDIL MOUNTAIN, IN THE BORDER REGION OF NORTHERN IRAQ
Saturday, Aug 19, 2006,Page 7
Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what appears to be a coordinated effort to disrupt the activities of Kurdish rebel bases.
Scores of Kurds have fled their homes in the northern frontier region after four days of shelling by the Iranian army. Local officials said Turkey had also fired a number of shells into Iraqi territory.
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