LONDON — Turkey was said to have massed troops along its southern border with Iraq.
Kurdish opposition sources said thousands of Turkish troops have been gathering in positions near the Iraqi border. They said the Turkish military formation was taking place in the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey.
The Turkish troops deployed near the Iraqi border were identified as units of two commando brigades, Bolu and Kayseri. The sources said the commando forces were seen in the Cukurca district of Hakkari.
The sources said more than 10,000 troops have been deployed in Cukurca.
They said information on the troop concentrations was relayed by the Turkish Gendarmerie Command to forces in the district.
"It was learned that these preparations are being carried out within the framework of an operation against south Kurdistan ," the Kurdish television Roj, based in Copenhagen, reported on April 26.
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