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Iraq
PKK offers conditional ceasefire
2007-10-23
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has offered a conditional truce to Turkey as Ankara is preparing for a military action.

The PKK announced on Monday that it is ready to observe a ceasefire if the Turkish army ends attacks on the militants' positions, abandons plans for cross-border raids and 'looks for peace'. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani earlier on Monday predicted that PKK rebels are to offer a ceasefire. Turkey has yet to react to the announcement. At least 12 Turkish troops were killed in fighting with the separatist rebels over the weekend.
Posted by:Fred

#3  It's close - 2 out of 3 - the Turks could easily "look for peace" (here peace, here peace - be a good boy and come here!), and stay away from the border - BUT militant positions in Turkey seem to be fair game - has CAIR made any claims about the inviolability of mosques in, say, Hoboken? If no, it's only a matter of time.
Posted by: Varmint Jomons4229   2007-10-23 21:32  

#2  I hate to be a cynic but cease-fires offered by terrorist groups are generally a way to get time to rebuild. The turks should accept the ceasefire and the US should smash the PKK in Iraq.

They are not helping anyone. Certainly not the Kurds, Iraqis or Americans. Perhaps if they blew up stuff in Iran or Syria things might be different.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2007-10-23 14:02  

#1  Good news - can it ben forced oin the Turks the way they force on on Israel every few years?

We just need 18 months while we solidify Iraq.
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-10-23 01:26  

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