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EVENT:
Suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants bombed the Iran-Turkey natural gas pipeline on July 20.
SIGNIFICANCE:
The explosion came a day after six Turkish soldiers were shot dead in the mountains bordering Iraq, raising the tally of security personnel killed by PKK militants to more than 40 in the last two months. The latest attacks will inject urgency to the search for a solution to the Kurdish question.
Word Count (approx): 1303
Headings
- Military
- Politics
- Judiciary
- Diplomacy
- PKK logic
- Outlook
Primary Keywords: ME/NAF, Iraq, Turkey, politics, ethnic, government, guerrillas, judicial, military, opposition, party, policy, religion, security, talks, terrorism
Secondary Keywords: EU, Israel, United States, constitution, gas, legislation, referendum
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