PKK, PJAK and Others Help Eliminate Kurds

Vatan (Turkey),
December 22, 2008

Ankara will purchase attack helicopters from Russia after its request to buy Cobra and Super Cobra helicopters from the United States was turned down. Turkey will purchase 32 Mi-28 attack helicopters from Russia and pay some $1 billion to use them until Turkey and Italy co-produce the A-129 helicopters.

 

Turkey plans to purchase 32 strike helicopters from Russia

Dec 23, 08
Xinhua

ANKARA - Turkey plans to buy 32 Mi-28 strikehelicopters from Russia with a cost of some one billion U.S. dollars, Turkish daily Vatan reported on Monday.
The deal was reached with Russia after the U.S. Department of State declined the Turkish Armed Forces' request to buy 10 second-hand Cobras from the U.S. before receiving the first T129 helicopters, co-produced with Italy's Agusta Westland.
The U.S. side declined the Turkish request citing the absence of available helicopters of this type, according to the report.

 

Three Turkish Soldiers Killed In Kurdish Rebel Attack

12-25-08

DIYARBAKIR (AFP)--Kurdish rebels launched a deadly attack in southeastern Turkey hours after the Turkish and Iraqi prime ministers vowed a fresh clampdown on the separatists, officials said Thursday.

 

Turkey, Iraq pledge joint fight against Kurds

 

AFP

 

ANKARA, Dec 24: The prime ministers of Turkey and Iraq vowed on Wednesday to step up their cooperation in the fight against Turkish Kurdish rebels whose presence in northern Iraq has cast a shadow over relations.

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