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U.S. and Turkey to Develop Joint Strategy Against PKKBy Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
On July 19, I noted that Turkey had been making noise about launching an incursion into Iraq to fight against the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). Turkey's concern over the PKK's presence in Iraq was so great that the Turkish government warned the U.S. and Iraqi ambassadors that Turkey would launch a unilateral military operation if sufficient steps weren't taken. On Tuesday, the Turkish daily Zaman reported that U.S. ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson had announced a joint strategy against the PKK: The United States has expressed its support to Turkey over a joint operation against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). US Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson informed that the US is working to develop more functional methods for dealing with the PKK. Wilson referred to the common vision document that was signed between Turkey and the US a month ago, and stressed that the document foresees cooperation over the PKK, economic and commercial issues as well as many others. . . . Sources reported that the US is ready to take concrete military steps against the PKK. Reader Timothy Thompson reports that he has heard from well-placed Turkish sources that the State Department's position on the PKK shifted markedly two to three days ago, ultimately resulting in the present announcement. These sources believe that the announced cooperation forestalls Turkish plans of unilateral intervention. Turkey is now committed to only crossing the Iraq border with express U.S. approval and coordination. Had Turkey intervened in Iraq unilaterally, it would have risked clashes with American-backed Kurdish units unaffiliated with the PKK and also would have created the possibility that a Turkish unit could accidentally engage Americans in a firefight. The fact that at least one potential flash point in the Middle East seems to have been resolved is unambiguously good news.
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