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KurdistanObserver.com
Turkey's Patience Running Out over Iraqi haven for Kurds,
Says PM
ANKARA, Oct 18 (AFP) Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday renewed a call for the United States
and the Iraqi authorities to curb Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq,
warning that his government's patience was running out.
"Turkey has been patient and prudent so far. But no one has the right to ask
for more patience from Turkey when martyred soldiers are buried every day in
another town, when mothers cry and babies become orphans," Erdogan said in a
speech to his parliamentary group, Anatolia news agency reported.
"Everyone, and particularly those who are responsible for the region
(northern Iraq), should know that our people are expecting them to take
efficient steps to purge the region of terrorists," he said.
Much to Ankara's frustration, Washington has failed to commit itself to
immediate military measures against the PKK in northern Iraq, a region which it
views as relatively stable, and has said that targetting the PKK's financial
resources could be a better way to act at present. |
