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A relative of one of the Turkish
soldiers killed in an attack by Kurdish separatists cries during his
funeral in Kocaeli, Turkey, Oct. 5, 2008. 15 soldiers from the Turkish
security forces were killed on Oct. 3 in a terrorist attack staged by the
banned Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of
Hakkari. (Xinhua Photo)
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ANKARA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the
Turkish military on Sunday criticized the Iraqi Kurds for aiding the outlawed
Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) militants against Ankara.
General Staff deputy chief Gen. Hasan Igsiz made the
criticism in a speech at the military headquarters in Ankara, following a PKK
Friday attack that killed some 15 Turkish soldiers in southeastern province of
Hakkarion from northern Iraq.
In the speech, Igsiz criticized the Iraqi Kurds for
allowing PKK militants to use their hospitals and roads and urged the regional
administration in northern Iraq not to support PKK, listed as a terrorist group
by the United States and Turkey.
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Turkish people attend the funerals of
the Turkish soldiers killed in an attack by Kurdish separatists in
Kocaeli, Turkey, Oct. 5, 2008. 15 soldiers from the Turkish security
forces were killed on Oct. 3 in a terrorist attack staged by the banned
Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Hakkari.
(Xinhua Photo)
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Earlier on Saturday, the Turkish military said that
15 of its soldiers were killed when the PKK attacked Aktutun Gendarmerie Border
Unit in Semdinli town in Hakkarion province on Friday afternoon from northern
Iraq.
Twenty-three PKK militants were
also killed in the clashes between the PKK and Turkish security forces, the
military added.
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Turkish people attend the funerals of
the Turkish soldiers killed in an attack by Kurdish separatists in
Kocaeli, Turkey, Oct. 5, 2008. 15 soldiers from the Turkish security
forces were killed on Oct. 3 in a terrorist attack staged by the banned
Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Hakkari.
(Xinhua/Anadolu)
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The PKK took up arms in 1984 with the aim of creating
an ethnic homeland in southeast Turkey. Some 40,000 people have been killed in
the over-two-decade conflict.
Turkey has conducted frequent air raids on suspected
positions of the PKK in northern Iraq. In February, it also launched an
eight-day ground incursion into Iraq.
AL condemns PKK attack in southeastern
Turkey
CAIRO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL)
Sunday strongly condemned Friday's terrorist attack staged by the banned Kurdish
Worker's Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey. Full story
Turkey vows to crush PKK rebels after
15 soldiers killed
ANKARA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Saturday vowed to
crush the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) after 15 soldiers of the
security forces were killed by PKK in an attack near the Turkey-Iraq border on
Friday afternoon. Full story
15 soldiers killed in PKK attack in
southeastern Turkey
ANKARA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- A high-ranking Turkish military
officer said on Saturday that 15 soldiers from the Turkish security forces were
killed in a terrorist attack staged by the banned Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK)
in the southeastern province of Hakkari. Full story
