1.   One thousand Turkish troops were also to be stationed at Silopi as part of the operation.

2.   As Turkish troops fired, protesters on both sides threw rocks and wielded clubs.

3.   At one point last year, Syrian armor was moved north after reports of Turkish troop movements.

4.   But the White House has allowed Turkish troops to pursue the PKK into Kurdish areas of Iraq that America protects against Saddam Hussein.

5.   During the past couple of weeks, Turkish troops have attacked Kurdish separatist rebel groups that use northern Iraq as a base.

6.   For fifteen minutes each hour, Turkish troops are allowed to move from their border posts and stand inside the white lines.

7.   He envisions the federation as two independent states, loosely joined at the top, in which Turkish troops are a deterrent against bloodshed.

8.   In Ankara, Turkish government officials said that Turkish troops would move into northern Iraq to prevent Kurdish rebels fleeing the fighting from entering Turkey.

9.   It also established a pattern of human rights violations by Turkish troops, ranging from torture to indiscriminate firing on civilians.

10.   Oil issues were bolstered amid concerns renewed clashes between Kurds and Turkish troops in Northern Iraq could threaten oil supplies from the region.