91. Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit acknowledged Sunday that Turkish troops had crossed the border into northern Iraq, but denied they were there to fight Kurdish rebels. 92. Turkish troops briefly crossed into northern Iraq Friday in an operation aimed at stopping Kurdish rebels from infiltrating into Turkey, a Turkish daily reported Sunday. 93. Turkish troops have crossed into northern Iraq for the past four years, but it was the first time they had moved this deep. 94. Turkish troops occasionally cross into northern Iraq to go after Kurdish guerrillas who launch hit-and-run attacks on Turkish targets from their bases inside Iraq. 95. Turkish troops also crossed into Syria and clashed with Syrian soldiers in the north, according to the Al-Hayat newspaper of London. 96. Turkish troops also crossed into Syria and clashed with Syrian soldiers in the north, the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper said. 97. Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq last month to destroy camps that Turkish Kurdish rebels maintain in the region to launch cross-border attacks on Turkey. 98. Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq on Monday in a major new thrust against Kurdish guerrillas fighting for autonomy. 99. Turkish troops have frequently crossed into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebel camps used to stage hit-and-run attacks inside Turkey. 100. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed concern Tuesday about reports that Serb troops had crossed into Albania and said containing the conflict in Yugoslavia was all important. |