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Iraq Protests Turkey's Cross-Border Shelling
June 09, 2007
Turkish armored vehicles close tro the Iraqi border (AFP)
A statement from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry today said the shelling on June 6-7 had caused "huge damage" in an area around Dohuk and Irbil.
The statement was the first government confirmation of the shelling. Turkey has been building up its forces along the border with northern Iraq, which it says is used by Kurdish separatists to launch attacks into Turkish territory.
(AP, AFP, Reuters)