Monday, March 26, 2012

Turkey's War Against Kurdish Guerrillas Continues


Turkey Says 15 Women Rebels Killed -- BBC

Fifteen Kurdish militants, all of them women, have died in fighting with Turkish security forces, officials say.

The women were members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and died in fighting in the south-eastern Bitlis province, the interior ministry said.

Bitlis is a stronghold of the banned PKK, which wants autonomy in Turkey's largely Kurdish south-east.

Tensions have risen lately following street protests by thousands of Kurds to mark the Kurdish New Year, Novruz.

Correspondents say the death toll is believed to be the highest number of female PKK members killed at any one time.

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More News On The Turkish-Kurdish Conflict

15 Rebel Kurds, All Women, Killed in Turkey -- New York Times/AFP
Turkish forces kill 15 Kurdish women fighters -- Al Jazeera
Turkish Forces Kill 15 Women Kurd Rebels -- Voice of America
Turkish security forces kill 15 PKK rebels -- CNN
Kurd militants threaten Turkey if it enters Syria -- Reuters
Turkey blames Syria for supporting Kurdish rebels, inches closer to military action -- Haaretz
Turkey eyes Syrian crisis through lens of Kurdish stability -- The National
Kurdish PKK rebels and police killed in Turkey clashes -- BBC
Rebellious days: A fresh wave of protests shows how far Turkey is from pacifying its Kurds -- The Economist

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