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Turkey denies sending troops { March 22 2003 }

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Turkey Denies Sending Troops Across Iraqi Border
Associated Press

Saturday, March 22, 2003; 9:20 PM

BACHIKA, Iraq - Turkish and Kurdish officials denied Saturday that any Turkish troops had entered Iraqi territory, a day after Ankara said it was sending at least 1,000 commandos across the border into northeastern Iraq.

Friday's announcement angered U.S. officials, who have spent months trying to convince Iraq's Kurds that their Turkish neighbors aren't a threat.

For now, the friction between two centuries-old enemies is officially being shrugged off as a manageable diplomatic distraction that won't directly affect the U.S.-led war.


© 2003 The Washington Post Company


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