Turkey and Iraq have signed an accord in Ankara to deal with separatist Kurdish fighters who have been attacking Turkey from bases in Iraq, but it does not allow for Turkish troops to enter Iraq.The deal, broadcast live on television on Friday, was signed by Jawad al-Bolani, Iraq's interior minister, and his Turkish counterpart Besir Atalay.
(Al Jazeera)
The PKK makes Turkey very unhappy (conducting, as it does, terrorist operations in Turkey). A Kurdish state without the backing of a national Iraqi government makes a tempting target for the Turkish military when PKK attacks occur.
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