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Tensions Rise in Turkey

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Gates Speaks of Quicker Troop Decrease in Iraq
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey, July 29 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Wednesday that the relatively low levels of violence in Iraq and improved cooperation of late between U.S. and Iraqi forces have raised the possibility that commanders might be able to "modestly accelerate" the reduction of...
 

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Inside the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

Tensions on the border between Turkey and Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq have reached a fever pitch.

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Kurds: Armenians Win, We Pay the Price

Guest voice Falah Mustafa Bakir writes about what a Turkish military attack on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq would mean for the country and its neighbors.

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U.S. Says It's Engaging Turkey After Vote
The U.S. government is reaching out to Turkey after a congressional panel's vote to label World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide. The Bush administration says the bill will harm U.S.-Turkey relations.
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Turkish Ambassador: U.S. Bill 'Very Dissapointing'
Turkish Ambassador to the United States Nabi Sensoy confirmed on Thursday that he was heading back to Turkey this weekened to consult with the government on the passage of a bill at the House Foreign Relations Committe, which labeled the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 a genocide.
Admirers, Hopeful of Change, Await U.S. President in Turkey (Post, April 5, 2009)
 
Retaliatory Turkish Airstrikes Target Kurdish Rebels in Iraq (Post, October 6, 2008)
 
Turkey Presses Iraqis After Attack by Rebels (Post, October 5, 2008)
 
Turks Mourn Blast Victims; Rebels Deny Culpability (Post, July 29, 2008)
 
16 Killed, 150 Hurt by Two Bombs in Istanbul: Turkish Police Are Said to Suspect Kurdish Rebels (Post, July 28, 2008)
 
U.S. Consulate in Istanbul Is Attacked: Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen Outside Gate Before Being Fatally Shot Themselves (Post, July 10, 2008)
 
A Kurdish Society of Soldiers: In Rugged N. Iraq, Guerrillas Forge a Unity Based on Hardship and Defiance (Post, March 8, 2008)
 
Turkey Resumes Strikes in Iraq's North (Post, March 6, 2008)
 
Turkish Troops Leaving N. Iraq: Withdrawal Comes a Day After Statements by Bush, Gates (Post, March 1, 2008)
 
Some Turks Question Timing of Iraq Push: Did Incursion Just Happen to Coincide With Easing of Ban on Head Scarves? (Post, February 28, 2008)
 
Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North: Turkey Warned Not to Expand Offensive Against Kurdish Rebels (Post, February 26, 2008)
 
Turkey Sends Soldiers Into N. Iraq: Offensive Against Kurdish Separatists Alarms Baghdad (Post, February 23, 2008)
 
Turkey's Gul Signs Head Scarf Measure (Post, February 23, 2008)
 
Turkey Bombs Villages In N. Iraq: Suspected Hideouts Of Kurdish Rebels Targeted in Strikes (Post, February 5, 2008)
 
Bush's Diplomatic Amends (By Jackson Diehl, January 14, 2008)
 
Bombing Targets Troops in Turkey's Kurdish Area; 5 Civilians Die (Post, January 4, 2008)
 
Turkish Warplanes Again Cross Border To Bomb in N. Iraq: Strike Against Rebel Kurds Is at Least 3rd In 10 Days; White House Urges Restraint (Post, December 27, 2007)
 
Turkish Planes Bomb Northern Iraq for Second Consecutive Day (Post, December 24, 2007)
 
Turkey Sends Troops Into Iraq to Battle Kurdish Rebels: Operation Overshadows Rice Visit to Baghdad (Post, December 19, 2007)
 
U.S. Helps Turkey Hit Rebel Kurds In Iraq: Intelligence Role Could Complicate Diplomacy (Post, December 18, 2007)
 
Turkish Planes Strike in N. Iraq: Assault Kills One As Hundreds Flee Kurdish Villages (Post, December 17, 2007)
 
List of 'Willing' U.S. Allies Shrinks Steadily in Iraq: Nations Still There Toil in Relative Obscurity (Post, December 8, 2007)
 
Along Iraq-Turkey Border, Kurdish Guerrillas Remain Resolute (Post, November 11, 2007)
 
Kurdish Guerrillas Release 8 Turks: Rebels Take 'Step Toward Peace' (Post, November 5, 2007)
 
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