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I n 1 9 9 1 A n k a r a c l a i m e d t h o u s a n d s o f a r m e d K u r d i s h f i g h t e r s e n t e r e d i t s t e r r i t o r y w i t h r e f u g e e s , s p a r k i n g & a m p ; n b s p ; a n u p r i s i n g & a m p ; n b s p ; a m o n g T u r k i s h K u r d s . < / F O N T > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o B o d y T e x t I n d e n t s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t & q u o t ; > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > < / F O N T > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o B o d y T e x t I n d e n t s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t & q u o t ; > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W a s h i n g t o n r e i t e r a t e d i t o p p o s e d t h e m o v e , s t r e s s i n g t h a t t h e i s s u e s o f o v e r f l i g h t s a n d A n k a r a ’ s p r e s e n c e i n t h e K u r d i s h a r e a s s h o u l d n o t b e l i n k e d . 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S o t h e r e f o r e t h e r e ’ s a g r e a t p o t e n t i a l f o r l i t t l e p o c k e t s w i t h s e c u r i t y v a c u u m s t o d e v e l o p , ” h e e x p l a i n e d . < / F O N T > < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o B o d y T e x t I n d e n t s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t & q u o t ; > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > < / F O N T > & a m p ; n b s p ; < / P > & # 1 3 ; & # 1 0 ; < P c l a s s = M s o B o d y T e x t I n d e n t s t y l e = & q u o t ; M A R G I N : 0 i n 0 i n 0 p t & q u o t ; > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e i l w a s c h i e f o f t h e R o l e o f A m e r i c a n M i l i t a r y P o w e r ( R A M P ) , a p o s t - c o n f l i c t r e c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o g r a m f o r t h e U S a r m y . 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