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Turkey weighing land operation vs PKK in Iraq


    ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is considering a ground operation against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, private broadcaster CNN Turk quoted Foreign Minister Ali Babacan as saying on Tuesday.

    "The option of a ground operation is on the table. Thetiming (of such an operation) and weather conditions areimportant," Babacan was quoted as saying.

    Turkey has massed tens of thousands of troops along itsmountainous frontier with Iraq. It has already carried out inrecent months small-scale cross-border commando operations aswell as aerial bombing raids against rebels of the outlawedKurdistan Workers Party (PKK).