"General denies Turkey sliding back into large-scale separatist violence
By Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: July 20 2005 03:00 | Last updated: July 20 2005 03:00
A senior Turkish general yesterday denied the country was sliding back into 1990s-style levels of separatist violence, despite a resurgence in attacks by Kurdish rebels on security forces and civilians in recent months.
General Ilker Basbug, deputy chief of the general staff, said the armed forces had 'the means and the ability' to crush the upsurge in separatist violence, which Turkey claims is being orchestrated by Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq."
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