Turkish cabinet in urgent talks after Kurdish attacks

[babylonsister]

Turkish cabinet in urgent talks after Kurdish attacks


Monday October 8, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

The Turkish cabinet met today amid heightened pressure to hit back at Kurdish separatists in Iraq after 13 soldiers were killed in an ambush yesterday, and two more today.

Three others were also wounded today in the separate attacks in south-eastern Turkey, which followed yesterday's death toll, the worst the Turkish military has suffered at the hands of Kurdish forces in years.

The prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said today's cabinet meeting would take up the issue of the long-running campaign against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and would be followed by an anti-terrorism meeting, made up of officials in charge of security.

"Our struggle against terrorism will continue in a different manner," Mr Erdogan told reporters late yesterday, without elaborating.

He said he would also discuss the issue with the US president, George Bush, during a visit to Washington next month. A Nato member, Turkey is considered an important US ally.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,,2186282,00.html

[madrchsod]

1. game on in northern iraq?

another big mess bush has no answer for...

[babylonsister]

2. I hope not, but it's not sounding good. nt