Saturday, October 04, 2008

PKK ambush draws Turkish ire

"PKK ambush draws Turkish ire

PKK fighters have been fighting for autonomy
for over two decades [AFP]

The Turkish leadership has vowed to retaliate after 15 soldiers died in an eight-hour battle with fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party.

The soldiers died in an overnight attack on their base in the southeast of the country."

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