Meanwhile: Iraqis oppose Turkish troops
Iraq Foreign Minister Stands Firm on Turkish Troops
Mon October 13, 2003 08:38 AM ET
By Jalil Hamid and Rosalind Russell
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq ran into fresh trouble Monday with a worsening row over deploying Turkish troops and new anti-occupier attacks.
Iraq's U.S.-backed Governing Council stuck by its opposition to the Turks coming in at all, whilst Ankara's military said it would not decide how many soldiers to send until it knew which part of the country they were going to, a sensitive issue.
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