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19 December 2008

Kurdish leaders test the waters in Ankara

EMRE USLU & ÖNDER AYTAÇ
25 December 2008,
Today’s Zaman

As possible scenarios to address the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) problem in northern Iraq and in Turkey loom on the horizon, Ankara is becoming an interesting place to watch.
First, Iraqi journalist Rebwar Kerim claimed that Turkey rejected close to 3,800 PKK terrorists who attempted to surrender to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in 1992 and sent them back to their hideouts in the mountains of northern Iraq, which the TSK later bombed. The TSK spokesman did not deny the claims. Further, retired generals and Osman Öcalan, brother of the PKK's founder and imprisoned leader, Abdullah Öcalan, also confirmed that the PKK militants were allowed to return to the PKK bases in 1992.

Lawmaker: Iraqi primer wants Kurdistan to be bombarded by Turkey and Iran

London (KurdishMedia.com)
20 December 2008:

An Iraqi lawmaker states that the Iraqi prime minister wants Kurdistan to be bombarded by Turks and Iranians, reported Peyamner website on Saturday.

US: NO COBRAS FOR TURKEY - BUT RUSSIA SELLS

Ankara will purchase attack helicopters from Russia

Vatan (Turkey),
December 22, 2008

Ankara will purchase attack helicopters from Russia after its request to buy Cobra and Super Cobra helicopters from the United States was turned down. Turkey will purchase 32 Mi-28 attack helicopters from Russia and pay some $1 billion to use them until Turkey and Italy co-produce the A-129 helicopters.

Turkey plans to purchase 32 strike helicopters from Russia

Dec 23, 08
Xinhua

ANKARA - Turkey plans to buy 32 Mi-28 strikehelicopters from Russia with a cost of some one billion U.S. dollars, Turkish daily Vatan reported on Monday.
The deal was reached with Russia after the U.S. Department of State declined the Turkish Armed Forces' request to buy 10 second-hand Cobras from the U.S. before receiving the first T129 helicopters, co-produced with Italy's Agusta Westland.
The U.S. side declined the Turkish request citing the absence of available helicopters of this type, according to the report.

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