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Iraq promises crackdown on PKK
18.11.2006 |
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ANKARA, Turkey,
November 18 ,-- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,
on a visit to Turkey, said his government plans to
crack down on the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK.
Maliki said his government has ordered that all PKK
offices in Iraq be closed, the New Anatolian
reported.
"No institution or establishment that will
constitute a danger for our neighbors could operate
in Iraq," he said.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered to
help train Iraqi security force.
Turkey is concerned about proposals to split Iraq
into three semi-autonomous regions. Officials fear
the creation of a Kurdistan in Iraq would be a draw
for Turkish Kurds.
The Turkish foreign minister said recently that
Kirkuk, the major city in the Kurdish region of
Iraq, should be governed under a power-sharing
arrangement.
The fight against PKK cannot be tackled with a
military option alone, retired Gen. Edip Başer,
Turkey's coordinator for countering the outlawed
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), said on Friday, while
cautioning against a military solution to eradicate
the PKK problem.
“It's not possible for us to [hit the PKK based in
the Kandil Mountains]. Why not? Because political
and military conditions are not appropriate for
this,” Başer told at a meeting in Ankara. “The fight
against terrorism does not only consist of an armed
struggle by security forces,” he added.
UPI | Turkish Daily News
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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