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Kurdish rebels skeptical of Turkey's olive branch

Source: Kuwait Times
Ankara : Turkey | about 1 month ago  
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Holed up in the rugged mountains of northern Iraq, Kurdish rebels are determined to fight on, viewing Turkey's pledges to broaden Kurdish freedoms with mistrust. Murat Karayilan, number two of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), says Ankara's promises of reform are a "comedy" and an attempt...
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