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Turkey, US, Iraq join efforts to curb Kurd rebels
Turkey, the United States and Iraq will set up a joint center in northern Iraq to curb Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in the region, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Friday. "The plan is to set up a joint command of representatives from the three parties in Arbil," Zebari, on a three-day visit to Turkey, told reporters after talks with Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan. It would be "a key center to work together to... ensure border security and prevent cross-border attacks on Turkey," he said. The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has long taken refuge in mountainous bases in northern Iraq, using the region as a springboard for attacks on Turkish targets across the border. Posted by: Fred 2009-01-24 |
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