Turkey

Ethnic Groups Tussle Over Northern City

Turkomans and Arabs object to Kurdish plans to draw oil-rich Kirkuk into a separate autonomous region of Iraq.

22 Feb 05

Few in the Middle East believe Washington seeks to intervene in Iraq for anything but self-interested reasons.

22 Feb 05

The Iraqi government highlights international support for peace, while declaring itself well prepared for war.

22 Feb 05

Bush and Blair's claim that war would be for the sake of the Iraqi people is belied by past experiences in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

22 Feb 05

Kurds in northern Iraq are once again at risk from conflict, but hope for a change of regime in Baghdad.

22 Feb 05

Kurdish and US sources report Iraqi forces mobilizing at the frontiers of the Kurdish-controlled areas.

22 Feb 05

Given the huge risks, Riyadh will defer its decision on supporting a US-led war until the final moment.

22 Feb 05

Turkey is pressing the United States for guarantees to block a Kurdish federal entity in northern Iraq.

22 Feb 05

People in Iraq are fearful of war, and hopeful for change.

22 Feb 05

In the final moments, Kurds are moving back from the front line, remembering past fiascos and hoping this time will be different.

22 Feb 05

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