Uprkos pozivima američkih zvaničnika na izbjegavanje takvih koraka od strane Ankare, samo dva dana pred parlamentarne izbore u Turskoj od 22. jula, premijer Recep Tayyip Erdogan zaprijetio je prekograničnom operacijom u Irak protiv Kurda.
Despite calls by US officials on Ankara to avoid such steps, only two days before the July 22nd parliamentary elections in Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened a cross-border operation into Iraq against the Kurds.