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Turkish soldier killed in clash with
Kurdish rebels
14.11.2006 |
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DIYARBAKIR,
Turkey-Kurdistan, November 14, -- A Turkish
soldier was killed Tuesday in fighting with armed
Kurdish rebels in the eastern province of Van,
official sources said.
Fighting with members of the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) broke out near the town of
Baskale, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the
Iranian border, the sources said.
The PKK, which has been battling the Turkish army
since 1984, ordered a unilateral ceasefire from
October 1, saying it hoped this would pave the way
for talks to resolve the conflict.
But the truce, like previous ones called by the
rebels, was rejected by Turkey.
Fighting has nonetheless decreased markedly since
then.
More than 37,000 people have died since the PKK,
considered a terrorist group by by Turkey and much
of the international community, took up arms for
self-rule in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the
country.
AFP
The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan".
Others estimate as many as 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan but
unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag is
banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it is
a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey) wikipedia
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