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Dec 1 2007
PKK reportedly planning move to Azerbaijan
Published: Dec. 1, 2007 at 1:49 AM
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Workers Party may be
planning a move to Azerbaijan from northern Iraq, Turkish
intelligence reports say.
Leaders of the party, usually known by its initials, PKK, have been
discussing the move with Armenian officials, Today's Zaman reported.
They would relocate to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is under
Armenian control.
The Turkish parliament recently authorized military operations across
the border into Iraqi Kurdistan. In response, the United States and
the Iraqi government have put pressure on Kurdish leaders to deny the
PKK a base.
A former PKK member has told Turkish intelligence that most of the
camps in Iraqi Kurdistan have been evacuated.
The Kurds are the world's largest ethnic group without a country
where they are dominant. Several countries have large Kurdish
populations.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack /Top_News/2007/12/01/pkk_reportedly_planning_move_ to_azerbaijan/6147/
Dec 1 2007
PKK reportedly planning move to Azerbaijan
Published: Dec. 1, 2007 at 1:49 AM
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Kurdistan Workers Party may be
planning a move to Azerbaijan from northern Iraq, Turkish
intelligence reports say.
Leaders of the party, usually known by its initials, PKK, have been
discussing the move with Armenian officials, Today's Zaman reported.
They would relocate to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is under
Armenian control.
The Turkish parliament recently authorized military operations across
the border into Iraqi Kurdistan. In response, the United States and
the Iraqi government have put pressure on Kurdish leaders to deny the
PKK a base.
A former PKK member has told Turkish intelligence that most of the
camps in Iraqi Kurdistan have been evacuated.
The Kurds are the world's largest ethnic group without a country
where they are dominant. Several countries have large Kurdish
populations.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack /Top_News/2007/12/01/pkk_reportedly_planning_move_ to_azerbaijan/6147/