Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Turks: Arrest of Kurdish Rebels Ordered

"Turks: Arrest of Kurdish Rebels Ordered
By SELCAN HACAOGLU, Associated Press Writer

ANKARA, Turkey -- The United States has ordered the arrest of top Kurdish rebel commanders in Iraq, a senior Turkish general said Tuesday, following a recent increase in bombings and attacks in eastern Turkey.

A U.S. military spokesman based in Iraq, Lt. Col. Steven Boylan, said he had heard nothing about such an order; in Washington, a Pentagon spokesman could not confirm the report."

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