Turkey's parliament voted overwhelmingly to give the government permission to send troops to Iraq, a move that could lead to the first contingent of Muslim peacekeepers being sent to Iraq. But the Iraqi Governing Council, set up by US, underlined its opposition to any Turkish troops - reflecting many Iraqis' fears that its neighbour to the north is sending troops to grab territory or dominate Iraq. Turkey's prime minister has pressed hard for parliament approval for the deployment, which will help patch up damaged ties with Washington and give Turkey a say in ruling Iraq. Turkish lawmakers voted 358-183 in a closed-door session in favor of dispatching troops.

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