Things aren’t a bit clearer on the reported raid by the Turkish military across the Iraqi border. Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan denies that an incursion of any kind too place:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Wednesday that parliament’s approval would be required for such an operation.
The Turkish military has officially announced that it is setting up “temporary security zones” along the border:
Turkey says it is establishing “temporary security zones” near its border with Iraq, where it has already deployed extra forces.
An official military statement gave the area’s coordinates, corresponding to parts of Hakkari, Siirt and Sirnak provinces, in the south-east.
Turkish media say civilian flights will be banned from those areas.
Does that clear everything up for you?
