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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened to order an incursion into northern Iraq against Kurdish guerrillas after diplomatic talks with Iraq aimed at averting a cross-border raid failed.
"The moment an operation is needed, we will take that step," Erdogan told a flag-waving crowd in Izmit. "We don't need to ask anyone's permission."
Turkish-Iraqi talks collapsed on Saturday after Ankara rejected as insufficient proposals by Iraqi Defence Minister General Abdel Qader Jassim for tackling Kurdish guerrillas.
