BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 -- Turkish armed forces' escalation of bombing and shelling in northern Iraq, along with threats of a broad ground incursion across the border, has alarmed and surprised Iraqi officials, who say the problems Turkey faces from rebel groups can be solved peacefully through diplomacy. -
Worried Iraqi Officials Urge Calm as Turkish-Kurdish Conflict Escalates
BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 -- Turkish armed forces' escalation of bombing and shelling in northern Iraq, along with threats of a broad ground incursion across the border, has alarmed and surprised Iraqi officials, who say the problems Turkey faces from rebel groups can be solved peacefully through diplomacy.-
By Joshua Partlow