Iraq warns Turkey against 'disastrous' incursion

Baghdad gave stern warnings to Turkey on Monday, saying that a military incursion could produce ‘disastrous’ results. Turkey also paraded its military force in Ankara today in celebration of the 84th anniversary of the secular republic’s creation by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Elsewhere, Turkish troops engaged Kurdish rebels in the southeast.

Tensions remain on the rise between the two nations, particularly after talks failed last Friday between Turkey and Iraq.

ANKARA (AFP) – Turkey paraded its military muscle Monday, amid stern warnings from Baghdad that any large-scale Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would have “disastrous” results.

In the capital Ankara, tanks and rocket launchers were on display in the annual national day parade as Turks celebrated the 84th anniversary of the secular republic’s creation by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

In stark contrast to the festive mood across most of the country, Turkish troops faced off with some 100 rebels in the Ikiyaka mountains in the southeast.

The military had surrounded the fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in a bid to prevent them escaping across the Iraqi border, the Anatolia news agency reported.

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