WORLD IN BRIEF : TURKEY : Turks Chase Kurds in Iraq Sanctuary
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Thousands of Turkish troops have crossed into northern Iraq to flush an estimated 8,000 Turkish Kurdish guerrillas from their mountain strongholds, Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel said in Ankara. Demirel, referring to the guerrillas as “mosquitoes,” told a news conference that Ankara wants to deny them sanctuary in northern Iraq, where the Baghdad government has no authority.
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