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Turkish soldiers 'leaving Iraq' Turkey 'pulls some Iraq troops'
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Turkish troops involved in an operation against Kurdish rebels have begun leaving northern Iraq, reports say. Some Turkish troops staging a ground offensive against Kurdish rebels have left northern Iraq, reports say.
But US sources told Reuters news agency it was too early to call the pull-back a full withdrawal. But US sources told Reuters news agency that it was too early to call the pull-back a full withdrawal.
Turkey launched the cross-border attack last Thursday, accusing Iraq of failing to stop members of the Kurdish PKK from using the area as a safe haven.Turkey launched the cross-border attack last Thursday, accusing Iraq of failing to stop members of the Kurdish PKK from using the area as a safe haven.
It says more than 20 soldiers and some 240 rebels have been killed. The PKK says it has killed over 100 soldiers.It says more than 20 soldiers and some 240 rebels have been killed. The PKK says it has killed over 100 soldiers.
"We are seeing a limited portion of the troops that had entered Iraq moving back toward Turkey. [It's] too early to call this a withdrawal," an unnamed US official in Baghdad wrote in an email to Reuters.
The move comes a day after President George W Bush urged Nato ally Turkey to wind up the raid and get out of Iraq.The move comes a day after President George W Bush urged Nato ally Turkey to wind up the raid and get out of Iraq.
Iraq says the incursion is unacceptable and violates its sovereignty.