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| 500 Kurdish rebels killed or captured in past month, says Turkish PM | 500 Kurdish rebels killed or captured in past month, says Turkish PM |
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| Turkish security forces have killed or captured almost 500 Kurdish rebels in the past month, the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said. | Turkish security forces have killed or captured almost 500 Kurdish rebels in the past month, the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said. |
| Erdogan said military offensives against the Kurdistan Workers' party, or PKK, would end only after the rebels laid down arms. The group is fighting for self-rule in the Kurdish-dominated south-east of Turkey. | Erdogan said military offensives against the Kurdistan Workers' party, or PKK, would end only after the rebels laid down arms. The group is fighting for self-rule in the Kurdish-dominated south-east of Turkey. |
| An upsurge in violence between government forces and the PKK has dimmed hopes of a resolution to the conflict, which has killed tens of thousands since 1984. In the latest violence, suspected Kurdish rebels detonated a roadside bomb in eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing eight police officers. | An upsurge in violence between government forces and the PKK has dimmed hopes of a resolution to the conflict, which has killed tens of thousands since 1984. In the latest violence, suspected Kurdish rebels detonated a roadside bomb in eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing eight police officers. |
| The military said last week it had launched a large-scale operation involving seven battalions – several thousand troops – near the border with Iraq, from where the rebels launch hit-and-run attacks on Turkish targets. | The military said last week it had launched a large-scale operation involving seven battalions – several thousand troops – near the border with Iraq, from where the rebels launch hit-and-run attacks on Turkish targets. |
| Erdogan said 500 Kurdish rebels had been "rendered ineffective" in south-east Turkey since mid-August, including at least 123 PKK fighters who were killed in fighting near the border with Iraq in the past week. An aide said the prime minister was referring to hundreds of rebels either killed or captured by the security forces. | Erdogan said 500 Kurdish rebels had been "rendered ineffective" in south-east Turkey since mid-August, including at least 123 PKK fighters who were killed in fighting near the border with Iraq in the past week. An aide said the prime minister was referring to hundreds of rebels either killed or captured by the security forces. |
| Turkey and its western allies consider the PKK to be a terrorist organisation. | Turkey and its western allies consider the PKK to be a terrorist organisation. |
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