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Al Qaeda
Turkey in Denial of al-Qaeda Threat
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Turkey
Turkish military shells Northern Iraq: Kurdish officials
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Turkey
Gul: ‘No peaceful solution’ to PKK issue
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Turkey
Five civilians, including two students, were killed and 58 wounded in bomb blast targeting a military vehicle. The attack occurred in the city of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish southeast of the country.
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Turkey
Turkish security forces captured 19 al Qaeda operatives planning attacks in the major cities. The military is using Israeli-made Heron UAVs with help of Israeli crews to hunt PKK terrorists, according to a report in a Turkish daily.
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Turkey
The Turkish military claims to have destroyed more than 200 PKK targets in the mountains of northern Iraq and killed hundreds of PKK fighters. A Kurdish official said the claims are inflated. A percussion bomb exploded in Istanbul; no one was injured.
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Turkey
Security forces stopped a suspected bomber with seven pounds of explosives in his backpack outside a subway station in Istanbul. Police later raided his safe house and found more explosives and bomb-making materials. Leaders from the US, Turkey, and Iraq discussed the PKK and the situation in northern Iraq via phone.
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Turkey
Turkish fighter-bombers attacked PKK positions in northern Iraq for the second time in three days. The attack, which lasted for over one hour, hit PKK positions in a mountainous area north of Irbil. The US ambassador to Iraq asked Turkey not to endanger Iraq’s stability.
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Turkey
Turkish fighter-bombers struck PKK positions in northern Iraq for the second time this week. An artillery barrage followed shortly after the airstrikes. An Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga spokesman said the raids were in the Amadiyah area of northern Iraq.
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Turkey
Turkey says US intelligence led to Iraq raids
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Turkey
About 300 Turkish troops entered northern Iraq in pursuit of PKK terrorists. The incursion occurred near the Iranian border and troops went about two miles into Iraq. Security forces arrested the head of the Democratic Society Party, one of the largest Kurdish parties.
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Turkey
Turkish fighter-bombers struck PKK positions inside Iraq. The nightime raid hit positions close to the border with Turkey and the Qandil mountain, which straddles the Iraq-Iran border. The PKK is headquartered in Qandil and runs training camps in the mountains.
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Turkey
Turkish soldiers killed 14 PKK fighters in a clash in the mountains of the southeastern province of Sirnak. An official from the US State Department said Turkey does not need permission to attack the PKK. “The Turkish government, like any of our other friends and allies, doesn’t get green lights from the United States or red lights from the United States.”
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Turkey
Six PKK fighters and one Turkish army officer were killed during clashes in the mountainous Sirnak province in southeast Turkey. One soldier was killed and six wounded in an explosion in a military zone in the neighboring province of Hakkari.
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Al Qaeda
Germany Sends PKK Suspects to Turkey, Wants Turkey to Return Al-Qaeda Suspect
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Turkey
President Abdullah Gul reiterated his country is prepared to strike PKK positions inside of Iraq. The Turkish military said it inflicted “significant losses” after an attack on a PKK base inside Iraq.
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Iraq
Turk army gets green light to hit rebels in Northern Iraq
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Iraq
Al Jazeera – US And Turkey Discuss PKK Measures
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Turkey
Explosions rock headquarters of Turkish political parties
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Turkey
Turkish police chashes with Kurds – METimes.com
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Iraq
Turkey urges Kurd rebels to disarm amid Iraq tension
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Turkey
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine wounded in a PKK ambush. Turkish helicopters attacked Kurdish villages suspected of harboring PKK fighters. Turkey is deploying its special forces to the Iraq border.
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Turkey
Turkish soldiers released by PKK jailed
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Turkey
Turkish army after PKK elements at borders with Iran
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Iraq
Turkey ‘decides action’ over PKK
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Turkey
Kurd Leader Defies Turkish Threats
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Turkey
Iraq’s Prime Minister pledged to work with Turkey to prevent PKK attacks. “Iraq should not be a base for attacks against neighbors,” Maliki said. “We will cooperate with our neighbors in defeating this threat.” The PKK freed eight captured Turkish soldiers.
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Turkey
Turkey is pressing for targeted sanctions against the PKK in northern Iraq. The governemnt also said an attack on the PKK in northern Iraq would not be an invasion. Ryan Crocker, the US Ambassador to Iraq, warned Turkey not to attack.
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Turkey
US spy planes watching Iraqi-Turkish border
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Iraq
Iraq vows to block supplies to Kurdish rebels
