An Endless War: Turkey’s Long-Running Battle With Kurdish Separatists Is Intensifying, Again -- The EconomistSHOULD the Turks and Kurds live together? The answer from many of Turkey’s restive Kurds has long been no. A vicious separatist campaign launched by rebels of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been raging since 1984. In recent months the PKK has stepped up its attacks, killing dozens of Turkish soldiers in and beyond the predominantly Kurdish south-east. Most recently, on July 20th, a Kurdish raid near the town of Cukurca killed six Turkish troops and injured at least 15.
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Suspected Kurd rebels blow up Iran-Turkey gas pipeline -- AFP
Kurdish rebel group claims responsibility for gas pipeline blast -- CNN
Turkey softens anti-terrorism law used to jail Kurdish minors involved in violent protests -- Canadian Press
Kurdish rebels kill 7 Turkish soldiers -- AP
Seeking out the PKK gunmen in Iraq's remote mountains -- BBC
Kurdish rebels offer to disarm for rights in Turkey -- AFP
We need a deal, not war, with the PKK -- Mustafa Akyol, Hurriyet Daily News
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