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Turkish PM says N.Iraq offensive planned: report Reuters Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said late on Monday that a military operation was still planned against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq, state news agency Anatolian reported on Tuesday. Erdogan held crucial talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday to push Washington to crack down on some 3,000 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels based in northern Iraq from where they carry out attacks into Turkey. Bush told reporters after their talks that he was committed to countering the militants and offered to share intelligence with Ankara, a NATO ally.
Erdogan said a process was underway that could lead to an operation against the PKK. "The process of an operation actually started with the parliament's permission," he said. "What we are doing is to prepare legitimate grounds for steps to be taken." He did not give further details.
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