US Support for “Counter-Terrorism” in Turkey
John Glaser, November 15, 2011
I have a piece in the news section today about U.S. drones being deployed in Turkey in support of Ankara’s fight against the Kurdish separatist rebels (Kurdistan Worker’s Party/PKK). This, despite ongoing investigations by rights groups into whether the Turkish government used chemical weapons against the PKK, “which are inherently indiscriminate and would be a violation of international law.” The drones are one aspect of an increased show of U.S. support for “counter-terrorism” in Turkey.
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