I have spent several posts on Turkey, the PKK and Iraq now, constantly repeating my hope that Turkey won’t invade Iraq just yet because doing so could bring about chaos in Iraq’s most peaceful and stable region.
Well… things have gotten worse: The Turkish army has asked the Turkish government’s permission to carry out attacks against PKK camps in Northern Iraq. Cernig comments that this will put the U.S. in an incredibly difficult position: the U.S. cannot afford to lose the support of the Kurds, but it also cannot oppose NATO ally Turkey.
Let’s hope that the Turkish government will say no… although, it has to be said, the army has a lot of influence and power in Turkey. If it truly wants to attack, it will get permission.
This is very bad news.
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