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Kurdish rebels to retreat from Turkey to Iraq
Kurdish rebels will start withdrawing thousands of guerrilla fighters from Turkey on May 8 and retreat across the border to northern Iraq, a rebel commander said Thursday, in an important milestone toward ending the nearly three-decade old insurgency that has cost tens of thousands of lives.In a news conference held in northern Iraq's Qandil mountains, rebel commander Murat Karayilan said the extraction would be gradual, but warned it would come to an immediate stop should the rebels be attacked as they leave Turkey. He also outlined for the first time "obligations" the Turkish government needs to fulfill for peace, including enacting a new constitution, the dismantling of special security units established to fight the rebels and an amnesty for all imprisoned guerrillas. A video of the news conference was aired by Turkey's private Dogan news agency. Posted by: tipper 2013-04-25 |
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