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US and Turkey in row over attacks

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US and Turkish military officials are working to streamline procedures for future attacks against rebels in northern Iraq after top American officials were angered about how Sunday's Turkish bombing unfolded.

The US has been providing Turkey with intelligence to go after the Kurdish rebels, and a coordination centre has been set up in Ankara so Turks, Iraqis and Americans can share information, officials have said.

But State Department and Defence Department officials in Washington and Baghdad said top US commanders in Iraq did not know about the incursion plan until the first of two waves of Turkish planes were already on their way - either crossing the border or already over it.

The Turkish military did not inform the American military as quickly as had been agreed. That meant the US had to rush to clear air space for the incursion, defence officials said.

One Washington official said the top US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, was angered by the development. Another said American diplomats complained to the Turks about it.

The Turks said they were chasing rebels and there had not been time for notification earlier, according to a senior State Department official.

Defence Department spokesman Bryan Whitman disputed there was a problem, saying "the right people knew at the time." He declined to elaborate.

Sunday's attack came a month after the US promised to share intelligence with Turkey to help combat the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Turkey has massed tens of thousands of troops along its border with Iraq. In October, the Turkish parliament voted in favour of authorising the government to order a cross-border operation against the group.