Turkey warns opposition not to sabotage Kurdish peace
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The Turkish government welcomed a planned withdrawal by Kurdish militants as significant progress towards ending three decades of conflict on Friday, and it warned its nationalist opponents not to sabotage the peace process. The main nationalist party, however, was quick to reiterate its opposition to any dealings with the militants.
Rebel field commander Murat Karayilan on Thursday ordered his fighters to begin leaving Turkey on May 8 for the mountains of northern Iraq, in a step to halt a war that has killed more than 40,000 and scarred the nation. (Reuters)
