Article: Israelis said to be training Kurds in Iraq would have acted alone, Israeli officials say

SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-04-2005
Dateline: ANKARA, Turkey
Israeli officials have assured Turkey that any Israelis training Kurds in northern Iraq would have acted on their own, without their government's permission, an official said Sunday.

Israel's Yediot Ahronot newspaper reported on Dec. 1 that former Israeli security officials have trained Kurds secretly in northern Iraq in anti-terror tactics. Similar reports have surfaced in the past, causing concern in Turkey, which is Israel's closest ally in the region.

An Israeli embassy official, who asked not to be identified, said the embassy could not confirm the Yediot Ahronot report.

The official said however, ...

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