ANKARA, March 3 - The head of Turkey’s military General Staff said on Monday further land operations against Kurdish PKK separatists in northern Iraq could be launched if necessary. “As needed, land operations will continue after this,” General Yasar Buyukanit told reporters in a briefing. “We gave them (the PKK) a lesson and we have more lessons to give,” he said. Turkey... 

WASHINGTON - An investigation into allegations the Marine Corps delayed sending blast-resistant trucks to Iraq also will examine whether the Marines were negligent in delivering a laser to divert drivers and people from checkpoints and convoys, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. “Marines on the front lines sought the tool, known as a Compact High Power Laser Dazzler, but stateside... 

The violence among Shi`ites spread overnight, with gunmen attacking the offices of a powerful Shi`ite party in at least five cities and setting many of them ablaze. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his troops had restored calm to the city and blamed “outlawed armed criminal gangs from the remnants of the buried Saddam regime” for the violence. He ordered army Major-General Salih al-Maliki,...