>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Rozoff) > >STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.HOME-PAGE.ORG >_____________________________________ >Turkish air raids target Kurd rebel bases in Iraq The Associated Press >ANKARA, Turkey (April 3, 2000 10:01 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) >- Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq on >Monday as more than 1,000 troops penetrated further into the region in a >fresh campaign to root out the guerrillas, a military official said. >F-16 jets flew over the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, taking >off from a nearby base for the bombing campaign over northern Iraq, >local reporters said. >A military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the troops >penetrated some six miles into Iraq, but there were no serious clashes >with the guerrillas so far. Cobra helicopter gunships were reported >reinforcing the troops and armored units. >Turkey regularly crosses into northern Iraq to chase rebels of the >Kurdistan Workers Party, which has been fighting for autonomy within >Turkey for 15 years. >The military official said the operation was launched last week after >intelligence sources pinpointed rebel camps along the rugged >Iraqi-Turkish border. >Iraq's northern regions are outside Baghdad's control, governed by two >rival Iraqi Kurdish factions. One of the factions has been fighting the >PKK alongside the Turkish army. >Kurdish rebels retreated into bases in northern Iraq before the winter >after announcing a cease-fire and a withdrawal from Turkey. They later >announced an end to armed struggle but the unilateral rebel cease-fire >has been ignored by Turkey, which rules out any concessions to the >rebels. >The latest incursion into Iraq came as European pressure increased on >Turkey to find a peaceful settlement to the Kurdish conflict, which has >claimed the lives of 37,000 people since 1984. > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >______________________________________________________________________ >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
