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Tough vote
anticipated
for Provide
Comfort
Turkish Daily News
ANKARA- The Parliamentary vote
on the mandate of the allied o~rati~n
called Provide Comfort, which IS
designed to protect the Kurds a~d other
minorities in Northern Iraq agamst the
wrath of Baghdad, may not be a ':f?regone
conclusion" this time, political
analysts are indicating.
The voting, which is expec.ted.to ~ake
place this week, with strong mdlcatlo~s
that it may be held as early as today! IS
now expected to include stIff opposlt!on
to extending the mandate of PrOVIde
Comfort. ,
The operation has become increasmgly
controversial in Turkey, ~he~e so.me
politicians charge that It IS VIOlatIng
Turkish sovereignty, and others argue
that its main aim IS to "incubate" an
independent Kurdistan in Northern Iraq.
It is also hi~hly unpopular on the
grounds that It i~ perpetuating the
authority vacuum In Northern Iraq to
the advantage of the Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKI\) whic~ is outlawed
in Turkey for Its w~glng o~ a
bloody separatist war. ~eetm~ to d,IScuss
the Issue, the NatIOnal ~ecunty
Council, which convenes regularly to
advise the government on matters of
national security, decided last week to
recommend an extension of the mandate
of this operation,
The recommend