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PKK vows allegiance to Israel
[Iran Press TV] Amid reports that Israel has been supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in its armed campaign against Turkey, the group's acting chief has openly declared allegiance to Tel Aviv.Murat Karayilan, acting head of the PKK, urged Israel on Tuesday to sever its military ties with Turkey, which he described as a common enemy. "Our enemies are also the enemies of Israel," Karayilan told Israeli Channel 2 television, speaking from the group's strongholds in the northern Iraq mountains, Reuters reported. "Our problem lies in the military ties between Israel and Turkey. Those ties harm us," he said. The PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the international community, took up arms in 1984, sparking a conflict that has claimed some 45,000 lives. The PKK militants launch their attacks from the Qandil Mountains in the areas that are under the control of Iraqi Kurdistan's President Massoud Barzani. The Qandil mountain range is also where Israel and Israeli firms reportedly operate. Earlier in June, Sedat Laciner, the head of the International Strategic Research Organization -- a Turkish think tank -- said Mossad agents and Israeli military retirees had been sighted providing training to PKK militants in Iraqi Kurdistan. Laciner said Tel Aviv does not have a positive perception of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, which is led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-22 |
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