Turkey-Kurds: A Timeline

Here is a story with the timeline leading up to the Incursion by Turkish Troops on Feb. 21st, with a look at recent major events in the fight between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels:

It began Oct. 7, 2007 — A clash between Turkish troops and guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, resulted in the deaths of 13 Turkish troops, the deadliest Kurdish rebel attack against the Turkish army in years.


And culminates on Feb. 21, 2008 — Turkey sends troops into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels.
With the Link filling in the rest of the timeline.

As news just coming in indicates that some 35 PKK rebels and 2 Turkish soldiers were killed in fighting today!!


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