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US promises action on PKK
The United States on Friday promised effective action against Kurdish rebels launching attacks on Turkey from northern Iraq, but cautioned Ankara against military moves that might destabilise the area. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, visiting Turkey amid growing anti-US sentiment, called the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) a common enemy. But she did not spell out what steps Washington was contemplating. Ankara has warned it will carry out a major cross-border operation unless US and Iraqi authorities fulfil pledges to crack down on an estimated 3,000 PKK guerrillas using northern Iraq as a base to carry out deadly attacks in Turkey. Posted by: Fred 2007-11-03 |
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