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Tensions Rise as Turkey Continues Offensive Against PKK

Tensions Rise as Turkey Continues Offensive Against PKK

Dorian Jones

August 03, 2012
ISTANBUL — Turkey's military is ratcheting up its offensive against Kurdish fighters seeking autonomy in the southeast, with warplanes and helicopters pummeling the mountainous region with bombs, forcing many villagers to flee their homes. Analysts claim the action is a bid to squelch any Kurdish advance should Syria fall.

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