"... The attack and Turkey's response could increase regional instability at a time when U.S. troops in Iraq are due to pull out by the end of this year and amid mounting violence in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad has launched a crackdown on protesters challenging his rule.Tensions between Turkey and Iran also are on the rise over Turkey's decision to house a NATO anti-missile radar.
Ethnic Kurds live in an area that sprawls across the borders of Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.
Turkey, which has frequently accused Iraq of not doing enough to crack down on PKK bases, has launched air and ground operations across the border several times in the past...."
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