Reply #5: Interesting thing, xchrom, I read your AP story from the link and

[robdogbucky]

I didn't see anything about this story, which seems like it might relate to that story in some ways, no?



Turkey killings trigger Kurdish protest
Clashes erupt between police and Kurds over killing of 12 members of outlawed group.

Last Modified: 17 May 2011 15:42

There is a 1:27 minute video report, with this blurb below it. I think there is more to this story, eh?

"In Turkey, violent clashes between ethnic Kurdish protesters and police erupted on Monday over the killing of at least 12 members of the Kurdistan Worker's party (PKK) by the country's security forces.

The clashes in the eastern Turkish city of Dogubayazit came after the PKK rebels were killed while trying to cross into northern Iraq. Thousands of other pro-PKK protesters also turned out in the southern city of Diyarbakir.

Stefanie Dekker reports.

http://english.aljazeera.net/video/europe/2011/05/2011517152536542812.html


In a regional perspective, I think forces like the PKK are in the mix. In the above-case, maybe this is what is spilling over to Iraq's north, with its Kurd population.

Like the Iranian elements within Iraq in the form of Sadr, the Kurds have long been at odds with Turkey and Iraq. I struggle to think their battles are compartmentalized.


Just sayin' and trying to read the crystal ball with bits of information.