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| Syria hands Turkey senior Kurdish militant |
| 2004-09-10 |
| Syria has turned over a senior Kurdish militant and six other rebels to Turkey,strong> in a sign of closer security cooperation between the former rivals, a Turkish security official says. Time for Kurdistan Separately, fighting in southeastern Turkey killed three soldiers and three Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels late on Thursday, another official said. Syrian police detained the PKK's Hamili Yildirim, who has evaded capture since 1996, and the others in July as they tried to cross into Turkey from Syria, a police official said on Friday. They were based in a PKK stronghold in northern Iraq and were heading for the Turkish city of Tunceli, where separatist violence has been on the rise, newspapers said. Turkish police have been interrogating the men in a prison in Hatay province, bordering Syria, since taking them into custody on September 4 after weeks of talks with Syria, the official said. |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #3 Mrs. D - Agree we need to reassess. I've been calling Turkey our enemy since before Erdogan knifed us in the back. But let's keep the moral high ground. |
| Posted by: B 2004-09-10 9:30:15 AM |
| #2 One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. I used to feel the same way about the PKK, but with Turkey aiding Saddam and Assad, perhaps it's time to reassess, eh Murat? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-10 9:07:03 AM |
| #1 I'm all for an independent Kurdistan, but if this is true, "They were based in a PKK stronghold in northern Iraq and were heading for the Turkish city of Tunceli, where separatist violence has been on the rise" I don't feel sorry for them if they were going to create trouble in Turkey. Terrorists are terrorists. |
| Posted by: B 2004-09-10 9:02:38 AM |