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5/24/07

IHT: Attacks in Turkey raise debate about possible incursion against Kurdish rebels in Iraq

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A roadside bomb that killed six Turkish soldiers on Thursday and a deadly suicide bombing days earlier have intensified debate in Turkey about whether to attack Kurdish rebels operating across the border in northern Iraq.

The attack on a military vehicle in rugged terrain in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq and the bombing on a bustling thoroughfare in Ankara took place amid growing frustration over the Kurdish rebel group PKK, which has stepped up cross-border raids from hide-outs in northern Iraq.

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