Turkish PM says Iraq operations may be extended

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Source: Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) - Turkey's government may seek an extension of its parliamentary mandate to attack Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq when the current authorization expires in October, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

Turkish armed forces began bombing targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) inside northern Iraq after the Ankara parliament approved a resolution on October 17 providing the legal basis for operations over a 12-month period.

"We hope our fight against terrorism ends quickly, but I can't say when it will end," Erdogan told business leaders in Madrid, where he was due to attend the Alliance of Civilizations forum that aims to foster ties between the West and Islam.

"If it doesn't end, we will ask parliament for authorization to be able to continue it," said Erdogan, speaking via a Spanish interpreter.

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1. Welcome to our Quagmire.....N/T

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2. kick

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