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KADEK ready to declare war on Turkey
2003-10-10
Source is Pravda. Salt's over there...
KADEK, the assembly for freedom and democracy in Kurdistan (former Kurdish workers party), has already deployed half its forces on Turkish territory in preparation for war. As a Rosbalt correspondent reports, this was announced by Ielmaz Shiar, the official spokesman for KADEK in the Caucasus. He said that Turkey has completely ignored all the peaceful proposals of the Kurdish party and as a result war is now almost inevitable.
This is not a good idea, guys...
Mr Shiar said the war will be different this time. It will take place in Turkish cities and not in the mountains like before. He said the Kurds are not afraid to wage war as this time there are tens and even hundreds of thousands of people ready to fight. Despite the US' declarations that it will defend Turkey from KADEK, Mr Shiar said he does not expect this to happen. 'The situation has changed and now the Kurds' relations with the US are just as close as those of Ankara,' he said.
Except that the Kurds we have close relations with aren't KADEK...
He also mentioned KADEK's relations with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdish democratic party. He said the country is now united and these former rivals are now ready to form an alliance. 'Our alliance is not just political but military as well,' he added.
That wouldn't be a good idea, either...
On September 1 KADEK called an end to the ceasefire declared by Abdullah Ocalan 5 years ago. The KADEK leader presented its 'roadmap' to Ankara for resolving the Kurdish-Turkish conflict. Now KADEK is saying there will be a large-scale war if Turkey does not meet its demands by December 1.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  Murat? Do you copy? Over.
Posted by: Atrus   2003-10-10 4:40:03 PM  

#1  Wonder how that will affect Turkish troop deployments into Sunni Iraq, something the Kurds in Iraq do not want. I think this is saber rattling.
Posted by: Yank   2003-10-10 4:30:05 PM  

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