Crackdown Demanded on Kurd Fighters in Iraq
From Times Wire Reports
Turkey called for Iraq and the United States to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq, and issued a veiled threat to attack the rebel bases if there was no progress.
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, cautioned against a unilateral attack on the insurgents, who are based in remote mountains in one of the few stable parts of Iraq.
The guerrillas, who want autonomy for Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated southeast, have killed 15 Turkish security personnel since Thursday.
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