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Article: Deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq hung up over demands that United States crack down on Kurdish rebels in Iraq
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- October 1, 2003
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JAMES C. HELICKE, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-01-2003
Dateline: ISTANBUL, Turkey
Pressure is mounting on Turkey to decide if it will become the first Muslim nation to send troops to Iraq, but deployment increasingly hinges on Turkish demands that the United States crack down on Kurdish militants who seek an autonomous region in Turkey and have set up base across the border in Iraq.
Turkish troops could give much-needed relief for the U.S. military operation in Iraq. But for now, the United States appears reluctant to fight the militants, fearing the confrontation could spark tension in one of Iraq's most stable regions.
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