Turkey

Turkey’s parliament voted to authorize an incursion into northern Iraq. Iraq’s prime minister offered to conduct a joint operation against the PKK, Turkish TV reported. The Iraqi parliament condemned Turkish artillery attacks on northern Kurdish villages. The US is working on an alternative supply route if Turkey invades Iraq. A US general said Iraq was prepared to defend its sovereignty in the event of a Turkish invasion.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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