U.S. says working with Turkey to solve PKK “problem”
The Pentagon said on Monday it is working with Turkey to resolve a “serious problem” posed by the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party, but declined comment on a media report of secret plans to stop rebel violence. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which the U.S. State Department lists as a terrorist organization, has escalated attacks on soldiers and civilians in Turkey in recent months, prompting Turkish calls for a cross-border operation against rebels based in northern Iraq. Full Story