ASsman
09-11-2004, 10:54 AM
Turkey is urging the US to bring its operations in the north Iraq town of Talafar to a swift end, saying ethnic Turkmen have died in air strikes.
US warplanes have been pounding Talafar - which is thought to be a haven for fighters entering Iraq from Syria.
About 20 residents are believed to have been killed on Thursday. American forces have sealed off the town.
US aircraft on Friday also attacked anti-US insurgents in Falluja, west of Baghdad, for a fourth consecutive day.
The US military has been fighting insurgents in Falluja since Monday, when a car bomb there killed seven US marines.
Bodies
The bombings have sparked concern in Turkey. The foreign ministry in Ankara said Turkish officials had contacted the American government.
"We have asked the US authorities to stop the offensive in Talafar as soon as possible," the ministry said in a statement.
The Turkish government has also called on the US to avoid using "excessive force".
Whoops Sorry about that Turks, but remember what Bush said to those damn terrorists in Russian "there is no justification for the taking of innocent lives"... Except for oil, lots of it.
US warplanes have been pounding Talafar - which is thought to be a haven for fighters entering Iraq from Syria.
About 20 residents are believed to have been killed on Thursday. American forces have sealed off the town.
US aircraft on Friday also attacked anti-US insurgents in Falluja, west of Baghdad, for a fourth consecutive day.
The US military has been fighting insurgents in Falluja since Monday, when a car bomb there killed seven US marines.
Bodies
The bombings have sparked concern in Turkey. The foreign ministry in Ankara said Turkish officials had contacted the American government.
"We have asked the US authorities to stop the offensive in Talafar as soon as possible," the ministry said in a statement.
The Turkish government has also called on the US to avoid using "excessive force".
Whoops Sorry about that Turks, but remember what Bush said to those damn terrorists in Russian "there is no justification for the taking of innocent lives"... Except for oil, lots of it.