Kurdish rebel chief to abandon peace efforts
Imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan accused Turkey of ignoring his calls to establish dialogue with his rebels and said he would withdraw from the process, leaving his rebel command in charge, a Kurdish newspaper said Saturday.
Ocalan's announcement that he would formally abandon his efforts on Monday comes amid intensified clashes between Kurdish guerrillas and the Turkish military. Kurdish rebels on Saturday killed two soldiers and one pro-government village guard in a clash near the Iraqi border. Turkey's military killed at least 24 Kurdish rebels in an airstrike on rebel hideouts in northern Iraq last week and separate clashes this week. (AP)
