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Turkey Pledges to Wait for Talks Before Striking Back at Kurds

Posted Oct 22, 07 6:38 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Turkish leaders say they will hold off on military action against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq while the US and other nations try diplomacy to calm things down, Reuters reported. Tensions continued to soar, however, as Turkey massed troops at the Iraqi border and protesters throughout the country demanded action. President Bush said he would urge Iraq to stop Kurdish attacks on Turkish soldiers.

"We will try all diplomatic means before carrying out any military operation," said the Turkish foreign minister. The PKK was poised to offer a cease-fire, Reuters reported, but that alone may not stop hostilities. The strife between Turkey and the Kurds has helped to launch oil prices into the stratosphere in the past week, as the PKK has said that it might target oil pipelines.

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A Turkish soldier, wearing a protective gear, uses a land mine detector during a patrol in the province of Sirnak, on the Turkish-Iraqi border, southeastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. Dozens of Turkish...   (Associated Press)
Young Turks, holding national flags, sing the national anthem in downtown Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, during a protest against recent attacks on the Turkish troops by the separatist Kurdish...   (Associated Press)
Turkish students shout slogans to condemn a recent attack by the Kurdish rebels on the Turkish troops, during a protest in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. Kurdish rebels' ambush that killed a dozen...   (Associated Press)
Ahmet Turk, left, and Aysel Tugluk of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party leave a meeting with President Abdullah Gul at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. Kurdish rebels'...   (Associated Press)
Turks march and shout slogans to condemn a recent attack by Kurdish rebels on Turkish troops, during a protest in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007. The Turkish military confirmed Monday that eight...   (Associated Press)
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