Ankara sudah berulangkali mengeluhkan AS dan pemerintah Irak gagal membubarkan pemberontak Kurdi, dan secara periodik mereka meminta hak berdasarkan hukum internasional untuk mengadakan operasi gabungan untuk menumpas gerilya.
Ankara has long complained that the United States and Iraqi government have failed to crack down on Kurdish rebels, and periodically asserts its right under international law to conduct cross-border operations against the guerrillas.