Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Turkish - Kurd Conflict Continues To Escalate



Report Says Turkey's Kurdish Conflict Has Turned More Violent -- CNN

Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkey's long-simmering war with a Kurdish insurgency has escalated over the last year, reaching death tolls unseen in more than a decade, a new report focusing on the conflict says.

"Turkey's Kurdish conflict is becoming more violent, with more than 700 dead in fourteen months, the highest casualties in thirteen years," concluded the International Crisis Group, a conflict resolution organization that has extensively researched Turkey's war with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.

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More News On The Turkish - Kurdish Conflict

Kurdish militants kill 10 Turkish troops in convoy raid
-- Reuters
Kurdish rebels attack military convoy in southeast Turkey; 10 killed, 70 wounded -- Washington Post/AP
10 Turkish soldiers die in Kurdish assault -- The Australan
500 Kurdish rebels killed or captured in past month, says Turkish PM -- The Guardian
Turkey claims 500 rebels killed in Kurdish campaign -- The Telegraph
Some 500 Kurdish rebels killed in one month: Turkish PM -- AFP
Erdoğan tells Turkish journalists: don't cover conflict with Kurds -- Huffington Post
Turkey would rather jail journalists than address the Kurdish question -- Fazel Hawramy, The Guardian

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