Update: The Situation in Turkey

Tensions continue to simmer between Iraq and Turkey, as diplomatic discussions have been unable to achieve a long term solution. So far, Turkey has not launched a full fledged invasion of Northern Iraq in pursuit of rebel Kurdish fighters. However, Reuters is reporting that the Turkish military has commenced with an aerial assault on bases across the border. It appears that the situation could go either way, but I would assume that fighting will increase before things settle down.

In related news, the proposed bill in the US Congress to condemn the Ottoman genocide against the Armenians has stalled. CNN reports that the White House has succeeded in convincing supporters of the bill to withdraw it and consider it at a more opportune time.

Update: CNN has an updated report on today's events in Turkey here.

Update: Check here for our previous post on the Turkey-Iraq situation.