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Turkey Sets Iraqi Refugee Plan

NPR | By Ivan Watson
Published November 24, 2002 at 10:00 PM MST

Hoping to avoid a repeat of the refugee exodus following the 1991 Gulf War, Turkey plans to establish refugee camps in northern Iraq in case of a U.S. invasion of Iraq. The strategy is being criticized from both sides of the border. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

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Ivan Watson
Ivan Watson is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he has served as one of NPR's foreign "firemen," shuttling to and from hotspots around the Middle East and Central Asia.