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Turks lift ban on Kurds.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 30 -- Turkey lifted a 15-year state of emergency in the southeast today, ending an era in which security forces wielded sweeping powers against Kurdish separatists in a conflict that claimed 30,000 lives.
Kirkuk awaits!
"A new, normal period is starting for the region," Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu told reporters in Diyarbakir, capital of the mainly Kurdish region.
Did he say it with a straight face?
People in Diyarbakir welcomed the end of emergency rule, saying they hoped it would bring peace and help the economy. About 1,000 gathered in the center of the city today to celebrate.
Onwards to United Kurdistan...
Posted by: Brian 2002-12-01 |
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