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Bush calls for quick end to Turkish Iraq operation

United States President George Bush urged Nato ally Turkey on Thursday to end its offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq quickly, but Washington said it would not…

  • Kristin Roberts
  • Paul De Bendern
4 min read
AHMET DAVUTOGLU

Turk envoy tells Iraq no timetable for pull-out

Turkey declined on Wednesday to give Baghdad a timetable for the withdrawal of troops fighting Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq, resisting pressure from the United States and…

  • Ahmed Rasheed
  • Mohammed Abbas
3 min read