Kurdish Rebels Using European Bases
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The recent Dutch raid against a suspected military training camp used by Turkish Kurdish rebels is the largest crackdown against the group in Europe, which has become a base for autonomy-seeking militants to collect money, recruit and train, authorities say.
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Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships reportedly pounded Kurdish rebel positions along the Turkey-Iraq border Wednesday, broadening military operations against insurgents amid persistent fears Turkey will launch a major offensive inside Iraq.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish warplanes attacked dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq on Monday as part of a U.S.-backed campaign to chip away at guerrilla strength while avoiding the risks of a ground-based offensive across the border.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- Visiting the southeast Turkish region of Diyarbakir on Tuesday (7 September), EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen urged the government to grant more social and cultural rights to Kurds.
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Turkish military planes scoured  the Iraqi border for Kurdish rebel camps on Saturday, army  sources said, after diplomatic talks in Ankara to avert a major  cross-border operation into northern Iraq failed.
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ISTANBUL -- Turkish artillery shelled suspected positions of Kurdish rebels based across the border in northern Iraq yesterday, according to reports. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Turkey that it risked expanding regional tensions with any "robust" move of troops into Iraq.
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In an effort to root out Kurdish separatist guerrillas Turkey is stepping up its presence along its border of Iraq.
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CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish soldiers killed 20 Kurdish guerrillas on Sunday in a major military operation against separatist rebels in eastern Turkey, army sources said.
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Soldiers battled separatist Kurdish rebels across southeast Turkey, trapping about 100 in caves near the Iraqi border after blocking escape routes across the frontier, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday.
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The US is giving Turkey intelligence on Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, the Pentagon says.
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Kurdish separatists are targeting civilians. Now Turkey, and the U.S., are plotting their response
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ISTANBUL - Turkish warplanes and helicopters yesterday attacked the broad mountain passes that Kurdish separatist rebels use to travel from hide-outs in northern Iraq into Turkey, the state-run Anatolian News Agency reported.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands  - A nationwide anti-terrorism operation netted 38 suspected members of a Kurdish rebel group Friday, including "militant trainees" being prepared at a rural campground for fighting in Turkey and Armenia, officials said.
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The Turkish military defends air strikes and a ground incursion into Iraq to target alleged PKK rebel positions.
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Dutch authorities rounded up 38 suspected members of a Kurdish rebel group in nationwide raids Friday, including &quot;trainees&quot; allegedly being prepared at a rural campground for terrorist attacks in Turkey, officials said Friday.
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A few years ago, Turkey's Kurdish guerrillas seemed adrift, their leader jailed and numbers diminished. Prone to factionalism, they were unsure of whether to pursue war or peace.
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Turkish warplanes have attacked Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, the military in Ankara says.