Kurdish Rebels Announce Ceasefire to September 20 -- New York Times/ReutersQANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced a ceasefire against Turkish forces until September 20, a PKK official said on Friday.
A lasting ceasefire was possible if Turkey stopped military operations, released some 1,700 political detainees and started a peace process, PKK official Bozan Tekin told reporters in the mountains near the Turkish border.
"The PKK announces a conditional ceasefire," Tekin said, citing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as a reason for the move.
The announcement came days after Turkey said suspected PKK rebels had blown up a pipeline in southeastern Turkey carrying Iraqi oil.
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My Comment: The Turkish military is not going to respect this ceasefire. This low intensity war is rapidly evolving into a prolonged and continuous conflict between two sides that have no willingness to compromise.
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