EXCLUSIVE: Turkey Iraq Border Tension, 04 Jun 2007
- 17 years ago
(DHA) There is activity on
both sides of the Turkish -
Iraqi border...
These scenes are from northern
Iraq. The Kurdish National
Guard of the central Iraqi
government and camps of the
specially trained Pesmerges...
Dogan News Agency filmed the
Pesmerge camps...
While Turkey is guarding
strategic locations within its
own boundaries to prevent the
PKK from crossing into it, the
National Guard and Pesmerges
were located on strategic
points and hills overlooking
the border on the northern
Iraq side as well.
The National Guards are on 24
hours guard duty at military
posts and the Pesmerges are on
the hills overlooking the border.
Soldiers on both sides can
easily see each other.
The Kurdish National Guard of
the Iraqi government said they
continue their regular border
guard duty and they don't want
a war. The guards that spoke
to Dogan News Agency stated
that they are authorized to
intervene immediately in case
of any border breach, no
matter who it is.
http://nevernwo.blogspot.com/
both sides of the Turkish -
Iraqi border...
These scenes are from northern
Iraq. The Kurdish National
Guard of the central Iraqi
government and camps of the
specially trained Pesmerges...
Dogan News Agency filmed the
Pesmerge camps...
While Turkey is guarding
strategic locations within its
own boundaries to prevent the
PKK from crossing into it, the
National Guard and Pesmerges
were located on strategic
points and hills overlooking
the border on the northern
Iraq side as well.
The National Guards are on 24
hours guard duty at military
posts and the Pesmerges are on
the hills overlooking the border.
Soldiers on both sides can
easily see each other.
The Kurdish National Guard of
the Iraqi government said they
continue their regular border
guard duty and they don't want
a war. The guards that spoke
to Dogan News Agency stated
that they are authorized to
intervene immediately in case
of any border breach, no
matter who it is.
http://nevernwo.blogspot.com/