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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Counterterrorism Blog: Kurdish Terror Groups Take Aim at Turkish Economy

"Kurdish Terror Groups Take Aim at Turkish Economy
By Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Although they're nominally independent of each other, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) have each launched a recent series of attacks in Turkey that serve the same purpose: inflicting damage on the Turkish economy. At the very least, the fact that the two groups' attacks serve a common purpose means that the Turkish economy is a matter of concern. Moreover, the common purpose of these groups' attacks raises the question of whether there is a hidden hand behind the scenes coordinating their actions."

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