Turkey says US reinforcements to arrive in Kirkuk, force out Kurds

ANKARA (AFP) Apr 10, 2003
The United States said it is rushing reinforcements to Kirkuk to force out Kurdish fighters who seized the oil-rich city in northern Iraq Thursday, Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said.

The pledge was made by US Secretary of State Colin Powell during a telephone conversation, Gul told reporters.

"He (Powell) said they would send new US forces to Kirkuk in a few hours. They will take out those who have entered," the minister said.

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