BREAKING: Turkish Troops Enter Iraq UPDATED

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From the BBC: Turkish troops enter north Iraq

Turkish forces have crossed into Iraq to launch an operation against Kurdish rebels said to be sheltering there, the Turkish military says. [...]

[...] It promised the force would "return home in the shortest time possible after its goals have been achieved". [...]

[...]Turkey has carried out at least one, smaller ground incursion, as well as frequent air and artillery strikes, against suspected PKK targets in Iraq since parliament authorised the army to act in October 2007. [END]

Here we go...

More to follow, I am sure...

Here come the updates: more than likely, this response is due to what happened earlier?

McClatchy News:

[...] Iraqi Kurdish troops on Thursday encircled Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq and threatened to open fire in the most serious standoff between the two nation's forces since Turkey threatened late last year to go after guerrillas from the Kurdistan Workers Party sheltering in Iraq. [...]

We shall find out, I suppose...

Maybe I should go work for Fox...seems like I beat EVERYBODY to this stuff...

Fox News and some others catching up to Snooper...it seems I was correct. The Turks got upset because the Kurds made some Turkish Military folks go back to their tents earlier. Here comes the slackers at MSLSD...Johnny Come Lately ABC finally wakes the hell up...

Memeorandum finally lists the news...