Today's News..

Tension rises on Turkish-Iraq Border

Turkey is considering a cross-border operation into northern Iraq despite strong opposition from US. Turkish military has already deployed more than 50.000 troops along the south-eastern border with Iraq. Ground forces are supported by F-16’s, Sikorsky helicopters and main battle tanks. Sources say this is the largest military build-up in nearly a decade. Turkey accuses the terrorist group PKK of using bases in northern Iraq to carry out attacks on Turkey. Security forces have already started operations within Turkish territory and killed 10 PKK terrorists. Pressure on the government for an incursion into Iraq mounted after a suicide bombing in Ankara and airspace violations by two US F16’s last week.

* deploy v. 전개하다, 배치하다
n. 전개, 배치 = to spread out ready for use / place troops or weapons in battle formation.

** deploy the troops <-> withdraw : 철군하다. 철수하다

** station(serving, on a tour of duty) 보다 aggressive.

* incursion 침입 습격, 유입..
= entering some territory or domain, penetration, intruding (cf) invasion)

** incursion into somewhere

US tightened sanctions on Sudan

US exerts pressure on Sudan government through new and stricter sanctions over atrocities in Sudan’s western region of Darfur. The violence erupted after an ethnic minority rebellion in 2003 in Darfur. According to UN numbers 4 year clashes left 200.000 people dead and forced 2 million people from their homes. New sanctions bar another 31 companies including oil exporters from trade. Arab league, Egypt and China expressed their concerns over sanctions imposed on Sudan, stating that sanctions never lead to any solution and only Sudanese people suffer from them after all. On the other hand Britain and France welcomed the plan, hoping that it may help opening a corridor between neighboring Chad and Sudan in order to get humanitarian aid to Darfur.

* exert 쓰다, 행사하다, 가하다, 미치다..= put to use, demonstrate..
ef) Don't over exert yourself. (스스로를) 너무 힘들게 하지 마! (소진하지 마.)

* sanction 재가, 인가, 구속력, 제재, 체벌, 제재(조치)..
= restrictions or complete bans..

* bar 잠그다, 방해하다, 막다, 금하다..
= act of preventing, to stop, to block


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