Turkish/Iraqi tensions

Turkey is on the verge of attacking the PKK in Iraq with far reaching consequences.

14 Nov 2007 09:41 GMT | Politics, Iraq, Turkey

Turkey's parliament has voted to allow the country's
troops to go into northern Iraq [AFP]

Turkey's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to allow the country's troops to go into northern Iraq to confront Kurdish fighters hiding out there.

But will the Turkish army go ahead with an incursion into Iraqi territory?

And how would such a move add to the already tumultuous situation in Iraq?

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