1.   The Iraqi government has denounced the Turkish incursion as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.

2.   The Turkish incursions have killed many civilian Kurds.

3.   Washington has pursued a nuanced policy on the Turkish incursion, saying it understood the move on the ground that Turkey had legitimate worries about Kurdish terrorism.

4.   An Iraqi opposition group said Monday that, alarmed by the Turkish incursion, Baghdad, Syria and Iran had reinforced troops along their borders with the Kurdish areas.

5.   But Dag said the troops were conducting operations along the Iranian border on Saturday, possibly signaling an even widened Turkish incursion.

6.   Iraqi Kurdish villagers were seen fleeing from Banke village further inside northern Iraq in fear of a Turkish incursion.

7.   Iraq has repeatedly criticized Turkish incursions into the North as a violation of its sovereignty.

8.   Iraq denounced the latest Turkish incursion Monday and demanded that Turkey pull out its troops immediately.

9.   Lebanon has condemned the Turkish incursion.

10.   Muslim countries have condemned the Turkish incursion.