US warns Turkey against cross-border operation into Iraq

The United States Tuesday warned Turkey against a unilateral incursion into Iraq in pursuit of separatist ethnic Kurds, after Ankara said it would authorize such an operation if it deemed necessary."I am not sure that unilateral incursions are the way to go, the way to resolve the issue," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack."We have counseled them both in public and private for many, many months (on) the idea that it is important to work cooperatively to resolve this issue," McCormack added.At the White House, spokesman Dana Perino, asked if Washington would support an incursion by Ankara, said "I think it's premature. ""We're committed to working with Turkey to deal with the terrorism problem, with the PKK in northern Iraq. And I don't have anything beyond saying that we are supportive of them," she added.Turkey earlier Tuesday threatened a military incursion in northern Iraq as part of stepped up measures against Kurdish rebel bases in the region.The government said in a statement that it had given orders allowing for all legal, economic and political measures, "including a cross-border operation if necessary," against a "terrorist organization in a neighboring country."The statement was taken to refer implicitly to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Iraq.Earlier, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had met senior government and military officials to discuss tougher action against the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international community-after the rebels killed 15 soldiers in weekend attacks.
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