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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Turkish PM says Turkey needs to focus on Kurdish rebels inside the country

"Turkish PM says Turkey needs to focus on Kurdish rebels inside the country

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey needs to focus on fighting separatist Kurdish rebels inside the country amid a debate over whether Turkey should pursue rebels in a cross-border operation into northern Iraq.

«There are 500 terrorists in Iraq; there are 5,000 terrorists inside Turkey. Has terrorism inside Turkey ended for us to think about an operation in northern Iraq?» Erdogan told reporters."

Turkish PM says Turkey needs to focus on Kurdish rebels inside the country