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Turkish military arrests three PKK memebers
 (KUNA) -- Turkish authorities arrested on Wednesday three members of the Kurdistan Labour Party (PKK) in the town of Rorm after recent escalations between the Turkish military and the Kurdish separatist movement. Turkey News Agency (Ikhlas) said during a raid operation by Turkish forces in the town of Karatushban, which is close to the town of Rorm, the three detainees were transferred to the interrogation department and the general prosecution office.Clashes between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces have settled down after the arrest of Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Awjlan in the year 1999. However, the Turkish military says hundreds of Kurdish separatists on the Iraqi border have infiltrated Turkish territories. Clashes for the last 15 years resulted in killing more than 37 thousands people. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-20 |
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