Turkey has massed its troops on Iraq's northern border, while Kurdish PKK fighters in Iraq have said they are ready to fight. In the background is the US - a friend to both the Turks and the Kurds.
As the threat intensifies, can the US intervene to forge a solution, or will the two sides slide into all out war?Inside Story investigates.
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