Turkish officials are discussing new measures against separatistKurdish rebels following two deadly attacks on security forces.
Amongthe proposals civilian and military leaders are considering Thursday isthe creation of a buffer zone in northern Iraq. Several governmentofficials cautioned that stationing Turkish forces in Iraq would beproblematic.
A senior Iraqi Kurdish lawmaker also objected tothe idea. Mahmod Osman told VOA Kurdish service that a buffer zonewould not solve the problem, which he said must be resolved politically.
Turkey accuses Iraq of not doing enough to counter PKK rebels based in Iraqi Kurdistan, a charge Iraqi officials deny.
Also Thursday, Turkish police arrested three suspects in Wednesday's attack ona police bus, which killed four cadets and their driver. The suspectswere arrested in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city Dyarbakir.
Itwas the second attack against Turkish security forces in less than aweek. PKK rebels crossing from northern Iraq Friday killed 17 soldiers.
Turkeyhas been battling PKK rebels since 1984, when the group launched anarmed campaign for an ethnic homeland in southeast Turkey.
The PKK is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.