Turkish riot police use water cannons to disperse Kurdish demonstrators during a protest against the curfew in Sur district and security operations, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, December 29, 2015.
IBTimes: Kurdish Nationalism Resurfaces In Turkey Conflict: As Fighting Intensifies, Fresh Calls For Self-Rule
Billows of smoke rose over neighborhoods in Turkey’s southeast in recent days as tanks and artillery pounded Kurdish towns and cities across the restive region. Armed Kurdish militants fought back, digging trenches and erecting barricades to repel Turkish forces in an open attempt to establish self rule across several provinces.
The battles are the latest signs of a resurgent Kurdish nationalist movement in Turkey that has derailed a once-promising peace process between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants. Renewed fighting over the last six months, intensified in the last week, has seen young Kurds grow increasingly combative against the government and Kurdish politicians adopt aggressive language, accusing the military of egregious abuses. The growing tension, analysts said, suggests a reawakening of a Kurdish longing for autonomy and a long-term challenge to Turkey's fragile stability.
More News On The Turkey - Kurdish Conflict
Military: 261 terrorists killed in 3 districts in southeast -- Today's Zaman
Turkish Military Kills Hundreds of Kurdish Rebels in Raids -- Sputnik
Turkey's president says 3,100 PKK terrorists killed -- Turkish Weekly
Turkish Security Forces Kill 3,100 Kurdish Militants in 2015 - Erdogan -- Sputnik
President Erdoğan: Over 3,000 PKK terrorists killed in 2015 -- Today's Zaman
Government forces bombard Cizre -- NRT
Fifteen police, PKK members killed in Turkey's southeast -- NRT
2 police officers, soldier killed in clashes with PKK in Cizre, Sur districts -- Today's Zaman
Two Turkish police officers killed in Kurdish southeast -- Al Arabiya/Reuters
Erdogan: Turkish security forces 'will continue' to 'cleanse' Turkey of Kurdish militants -- Reuters
Turkey determined to continue anti-PKK raids: Erdogan -- Press TV
Residents of Turkish town flee as government forces clash with Kurdish militants -- Euronews
Turkey’s Campaign Against Kurdish Militants Takes Toll on Civilians -- NYT
Turkey's Kurds call for self-rule -- DW
Are clashes spreading to western Turkey? -- Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor
The problems of urban warfare in Kurdish cities -- Emre Uslu, Today's Zaman
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