1OA - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 5, 1996 CRISIS IN THE GULF IRAQ Continued from Page 1 Turkey, a key NATO ally that bor- ders northern Iraq, are sensitive at the moment. The new Turkish prime min- ister, Neemettin Erbakan, is an Islamic conservative, and the United States doesn't want to risk pushing him away from the West. A U.S. attack in nothern Iraq could easily ignite a much larger conflagra- tion, thereby sending Kurdish refugees pouring into Turkey, as hap- pened in 1991 after the Gulf War. Turkeyais already a bit touchy about having the U.S.-led forces patrolling the no-fly zone over north- ern Iraq from bases in southeastern Turkey. In the U.S. calculations, hitting the north wasn't worth the risk, even it that's where Saddam's army was active. The Americans declared the mis- sion a success. But the latest U.S. con- frontation with Saddam, like previous showdowns, has produced inconclu- sive results. When the dust clears from the latest fight, Saddam may have a bit less room to maneuver. But the Kurds will still feel vulnerable. Turkish eaders threaten to invade Iraq Los Angieles Tlics ANKARA, Turkey - A big loser in new regional tumult, Turkey yesterday threatened new armed intervention of its own against separatist guerrillas in northern Iraq and demanded compen- sation for American derailing of an Iraqi oil-for-food plan. A key pillar in the U.S.-led coalition against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the Turks have long complained about the bitter aftermath for them. Now, under Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, a conservative Islamist who seeks better n the Turkish southeast for more than a decade in quixotic hopes of \ inning independence for Kurdish areas. A Foreign Ministry off ial said later yesterday that no operation was under way and that C(iller's remarks should be taken as a warning. \\e respect Iraq s territorial integrity and political unity, he said. Turkey believes that a power va urn in northern Iraq not only givest PKK a base but also raise the unac- ceptable threat of a Kurdish state on Turkey's border. Increased Turkish military move- AP PHOTO A first-strike Tomahawk missile is launched from the aft section of the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga class cruiser, the U.S.S. Shiloh, Tuesday morning in the northern Arabian Gulf. Iraq may continue to press aggression ties with both Iran and Iraq, they are chaf- ing openly at the security and economic costs of new unrest. Yesterday, Turkey sig- naled that mili- tary prepara- "Turkey's loss have to be compensated... - OmerAk ments since Iraq's weekend s attack on the northern city of Irbil have led to im pro0m pW clashes between Turkish forces kbel and PKK bands eson within Turkey. SThe government says 69.rebels The Washington Post AMMAN, Jordan - Although Iraq was reported to be pulling back its forces from its northern regions after absorbing 44 U.S. cruise-missile strikes, gestures of defiance yesterday suggested that Baghdad may continue to press its confrontation with the United States on a reduced scale. That may not be as crazy as it sounds. Unlike President Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, his week- end thrust into Kurdish-populated ter- ritory in northern Iraq had a veneer of legitimacy. It occurred within Iraq's own borders and at the invitation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, one of two main Kurdish factions vying for control of the area. Moreover, Saddam said he acted in response to incursions into northern Iraq by Iranian troops, who have sided with the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. For those and other reasons, the Iraqi move in Kurdistan has been received with some sympathy in many Arab countries - including pro- Western states such as Egypt - for whom the fear of Iraqi fragmentation and Iranian influence is even greater than fear of Saddam himself. Not sur- prisingly, Iraqi officials have sought to exploit the divisions between the United States and its allies over the propriety of the American response, which was condemned by France and Russia, among others. "We did not violate international law, we did not violate United Nations resolutions and I challenge any repre- sentative in the American administra- tion to ... tell the American public ... upon what (provision in international law) this aggression was based and justified," Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said in an interview Tuesday with CNN. The Clinton administration, in explaining its moves, has cited U.N. Security Council resolutions calling on Saddam to avoid persecuting Iraqi minorities. But Aziz pointed out that those resolutions do not specifically bar Iraq from using ground troops in Kurdish areas or within the Kurdish. populated mountains north of the 36th Parallel that are protected from air strikes by the U.S. and allied patrols. Besides creating new strains in the anti-Saddam alliance that has pre- vailed since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Saddam's incursion into northern Iraq has served important domestic needs. It has demonstrated to his sanc- tions-weary populace that he still con- trols a formidable military machine. Foreign Ministry spokespei rn, ORIENTAL Chinese Cuisine tions were under way for a cross-bor- der raid against Turkish Kurdish rebels sheltering in areas of northern Iraq controlled by feuding Iraqi Kurds. And Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller wrote President Clinton asking for help in minimizing Turkish losses as the coun- try continues to respect the U.N. embargo against its Iraqi neighbor. "Turkey's losses have to be compen- sated one way or the other," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Omer Akbel said. Representatives of the two main Iraqi Kurdish parties said in interviews they were summoned to the Foreign Ministry yesterday morning and warned of Turkish concerns that guer- rillas of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were taking advantage of their dispute. Ciller told reporters: "Intelligence has reached us that the PKK is massed at our border. We have to stop the infil- trations and maintain our security. Necessary measures will be taken." Such public warnings have usually presaged strikes into northern Iraq against the Syrian-supported PKK, which has battled government forces and three soldiers have been killed. Turkey and Iran regularly vow to respect Iraqi sovereignty. But since Baghdad's control of the Iraqi north lapsed after the Gulf War, both h mounted expeditions against Kur enemies there. Typically, the incur- sions draw little public comment out- side the region. In the mid-1980s, Turkey signed an accord with Hussein that let its troops go up to 12 miles into Iraq in pursuit o the PKK. Since the gulf war, it has done so repeatedly. In March 1995, 35,000 Turkish soldiers marched into northern Iraq against the PKK stayed there for five weeks. In Ju, another 8,000 PKK-hunting troops crossed the border. Also this summer, Iran sent an armored column with artillery into northern Iraq to attack rebel Iranian Kurds. Diplomatic sources say perhaps 200 Iranian Revolutionary Guards remain in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah. Iraq's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which is headqujL tered in the city, says there are Iranians there or in any other areas it controls along the Iranian frontier. CARRY-OUT, FREE DELIVERY AND DINE-IN 10% OFF IF YOU MENTION THIS COUPON LUNCH SPECIAL $3.95 and DINNER SPECIAL $4.95 707 Packad (nev State) (313)-668-2744 Looking For A New Job? 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