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ReutersU.S. says working with Turkey to solve PKK "problem"Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:36AM EDT
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it is working
with Turkey to resolve a "serious problem" posed by the separatist
Kurdistan Workers Party, but declined comment on a media report of
secret plans to stop rebel violence.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which the U.S. State Department
lists as a terrorist organization, has escalated attacks on soldiers
and civilians in Turkey in recent months, prompting Turkish calls for
a cross-border operation against rebels based in northern Iraq.
"We recognize that the PKK is a serious problem and we're working
closely with both the government of Iraq and the government of
Turkey to resolve this," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told
reporters.
But he declined to comment on a U.S. report on Monday that said the
Pentagon briefed Congress last week on secret plans for a joint U.S.-
Turkish military operation to suppress the rebel movement and
capture its leaders.
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