Kurdish Rebels Threaten New Fight In Turkey As Syria Clashes Intensify -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Kurdish rebels are ready to re-enter Turkey from northern Iraq, the head of the group's political wing said at his mountain hideout, threatening to rekindle an insurgency unless Ankara resuscitates their peace process soon.
Accusing Turkey of waging a proxy war against Kurds in Syria by backing Islamist rebels fighting them in the north, Cemil Bayik, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) told Reuters the group had the right to retaliate.
Syria's civil war has complicated Turkey's efforts to make peace with Kurdish militants, but Ankara strongly denies backing any rebel faction against Kurds in Syria and has held regular talks with the head of a Syrian Kurdish group close to the PKK.
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More News On Kurdish Rebels Threatening To Renew The War Against Turkey
PKK threatens to renew fight in Turkey -- Al Jazeera
Kurdish Rebels Threaten Turkey with Fresh Wave of Attacks -- Arutz Sheva
Outlawed PKK threatens new fight in Turkey -- Hurriyet News
TV Channel: PKK militants threaten Ankara to resume military operations in Turkey -- Trend
Turkey's Imperfect Peace: The Fighting Has Stopped -- But the Grievances Remain -- Piotr Zalewski, Foreign Affairs
My Comment: The above video is a six month old Al Jazeera report on the possibilities of peace between Turkey and Kurdish PKK rebels.
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