However, Pope said, the cross-border attacks will also introduce tension between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, which has been largely absent for a few years during Turkey's "Democratic Opening".
Međutim, Poup kaže da će taj napad, izveden preko granice, u severnom Iraku, pojačati napetost između Turske i regionalne vlade Kurdistana u toj zemlji, koja je uglavnom bila odsutna nekoliko godina za vreme procesa „demokratskog otvaranja“ Turske.