Irak

[hunter1]

Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:11 PM ET
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urged President Bush to act against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq during a telephone call on Tuesday, Turkish officials said.
Erdogan also told Bush the European Union's historic decision last week to start accession talks with Turkey would strengthen ties between the Muslim nation and its NATO partner Washington, the officials at the prime minister's office added.

"The time has come to end the PKK/Kongra-Gel's existence in Iraq," they quoted Erdogan as telling Bush.

The PKK, also known as Kongra-Gel, is based mainly in northern Iraq and has waged a separatist campaign in southeast Turkey since 1984.

More than 30,000 people have died in the conflict, which has fallen off since 1999. But the PKK called off its cease-fire in June, leading to a resurgence of violence.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...ID=7151716

Hoffe nur, die Amis gehen nicht drauf ein...
Die können froh sein, dass die Kurden ihre Verbündeten sind. Aber wenn sie sich in innerkurdische Angelegenheiten einmischen - wer weiss?