Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced he would send a high-level delegation to Turkey for "urgent negotiations" after an emergency meeting of his cabinet to discuss the matter.
While Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the Maliki government and Iraqi Kurds to take a stand against Kurdish rebels on their territory or face the consequences, Baghdad responded with a series of conciliatory statements.
Ankara is seeking parliamentary approval for military action in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region against bases of rebels of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). More...
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