> >STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.COM > >[Reminder: The PKK surrendered almost a year ago, and these recent >murders took place in another sovereign country after Turkey once again >invaded it. Don't wait to hear any condemnation of this double crime >from George Robertson or Madeleiene Albright, though.] > >Turkish army kills 10 Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq >9.17 a.m. ET (1328 GMT) May 24, 2000 >ANKARA, Turkey (AP) � Turkish forces killed 10 Kurdish guerrillas in >gunbattles in northern Iraq, a newspaper reported Wednesday. >The clashes against members of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, took >place over the weekend 2 1/2 miles across the Turkish border in northern >Iraq, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. >Turkish soldiers frequently cross into northern Iraq to pursue PKK >fighters. Iraqi Kurdish groups have controlled that region since the end >of the Gulf War in 1991. >After announcing a unilateral cease-fire last year, PKK fighters >retreated to bases in Iran and Iraq. Turkey has refused to accept the >cease-fire and says that the military will keep fighting until all of >the rebels have surrendered or have been killed. >Turkey has waged a 15-year war against Kurdish guerrillas who are >demanding autonomy in southern Turkey. Fighting has been reduced to >sporadic clashes since the PKK announced it would lay down its arms >earlier this year. > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >______________________________________________________________________ >Advertisement: >15% off Ashford Collection jewelry for Mother's Day! Mom will love >these gorgeous pieces handpicked by our expert jewelry buyers - now >15% off and shipped FedEx overnight FREE! Spoiled as a child? Return >the favor - get her gift at Ashford.com. >http://on.linkexchange.com/?ATID'&AID31 > __________________________________ 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] ___________________________________
