Thursday, February 28, 2008

Turkey: No date for Iraq withdrawal

Al-Jazeera

"Turkey has refused to set a withdrawal timetable for its troops in northern Iraq, where they have been battling Kurdish fighters.

Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish envoy in Iraq, announced on Wednesday there was "no timetable" for withdrawal, resisting pressure from the US and other allies for a quick resolution to the mission.
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Davutoglu said on Wednesday: "Our objective is clear, our mission is clear and there is no timetable until ... those terrorist bases are eliminated."....."

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