12 killed in Kurdish rebel attack in Turkey

An attack by Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey has left 12 people dead, Turkish television reported.

Izvor: BBC

Sunday, 30.09.2007.

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An attack by Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey has left 12 people dead, Turkish television reported. The dead in the attack on Saturday on a mini-bus in Besagac village in Sirnak province included workers and village guards, charged by the government with combating the illegal Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK). 12 killed in Kurdish rebel attack in Turkey The attack occurred in a province bordering Iraq and Syria. Turkey and Iraq on Friday signed an anti-terrorism agreement in which Baghdad pledged to cooperate with Ankara in efforts to crack down on Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. The attack, in Sirnak province near the Iraqi border, followed the killing of a PKK leader. The Turkish government in Ankara says 4,000 PKK fighters are operating from the Iraqi side of the border. Turkey has been considering crossing the border to pursue the group. But on Friday Iraq denied Turkey permission to pursue armed separatists onto Iraqi territory. Instead they signed a wide-ranging deal, pledging to prevent finance, logistical support and propaganda for the PKK. Ankara has warned Baghdad to crack down on Kurdish rebels in Iraq or face a possible incursion by Turkish troops. The PKK has been fighting for autonomy in south-eastern Turkey since 1984 and more than 30,000 people have been killed in the conflict. The PKK has been labeled a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.

12 killed in Kurdish rebel attack in Turkey

The attack occurred in a province bordering Iraq and Syria. Turkey and Iraq on Friday signed an anti-terrorism agreement in which Baghdad pledged to cooperate with Ankara in efforts to crack down on Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.

The attack, in Sirnak province near the Iraqi border, followed the killing of a PKK leader. The Turkish government in Ankara says 4,000 PKK fighters are operating from the Iraqi side of the border.

Turkey has been considering crossing the border to pursue the group. But on Friday Iraq denied Turkey permission to pursue armed separatists onto Iraqi territory.

Instead they signed a wide-ranging deal, pledging to prevent finance, logistical support and propaganda for the PKK.

Ankara has warned Baghdad to crack down on Kurdish rebels in Iraq or face a possible incursion by Turkish troops.

The PKK has been fighting for autonomy in south-eastern Turkey since 1984 and more than 30,000 people have been killed in the conflict.

The PKK has been labeled a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.

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