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| Iraq |
| US promises action on PKK |
| 2007-11-03 |
| The United States on Friday promised “effective” action against Kurdish rebels launching attacks on Turkey from northern Iraq, but cautioned Ankara against military moves that might destabilise the area. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, visiting Turkey amid growing anti-US sentiment, called the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) a “common enemy”. But she did not spell out what steps Washington was contemplating. Ankara has warned it will carry out a major cross-border operation unless US and Iraqi authorities fulfil pledges to crack down on an estimated 3,000 PKK guerrillas using northern Iraq as a base to carry out deadly attacks in Turkey. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 This is what the turks were pushing for it seems. The whoel appearance of an armored thrust for Kirkuk may have been designed to get us off our asses and move against the PKK. Its the best of a bad situation. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2007-11-03 12:38 |
| #1 growing anti-US sentiment Turkey was 92% anti-American before she got there. How much worse can she make it? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-03 02:58 |