State Dept. Urges PKK to ‘Renounce Violence,’ Resume Talks With Turkish Government
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by John Hayward5 Aug 20150
The conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish PKK, or Kurdistan Workers Party, continues to intensify, with reports of three more Turkish soldiers killed by mine and missile attacks from PKK militants. The U.S. State Department has called on both sides to resume peace talks.
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