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Turkish Invasion of Iraq Would Set a Dangerous Precedent

Ankara’s belligerence threatens Iraq’s fledgling democratic institutions, and encourages other neighbors such as Iran and Syria to settle disputes within Iraqi territory, writes Jamaa Alatwani for the Iraqi newspaper Kitabat.
Cataloged by the European Union and the United States as a terrorist organization, the PKK finds opposition but also support among Iraq’s Kurdish MPs, as some remain grateful to the PKK for supporting their fight against Saddam Hussein. Some Kurds on both sides see Turkish aggression as an attempt to repress Kurdish self-determination. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government condemns PKK activity, as well as Turkish disrespect for Iraqi sovereignty.

Translation of Kitabat commentary available at “Watching America,” October 23, 2007