Monday, October 29, 2007

VOA News - Turkish Forces Surround 100 Kurdish Rebels Near Iraqi Border

"Turkish Forces Surround 100 Kurdish Rebels Near Iraqi Border By VOA News 29 October 2007

Turkish state media say government troops have surrounded about 100 Kurdish rebels in a mountainous region near the border with Iraq.

The official Anatolia news agency said Monday Turkish forces trapped the rebels in the southeastern province of Hakkari by blocking their escape routes to bases in northern Iraq."

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