Kurdistan News Briefs

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(News From Kurdistan Rundbrief #16/96; Translated By Arm The Spirit)


Kurdistan Parliament In Exile Met In Rome

        The Kurdistan Parliament in Exile held its 5th General Assembly
meeting on July 14, 1996 in Rome, Italy. The Kurdistan Parliament in Exile
was invited to Rome on behalf of the city government, and on July 8th the
Italian Parliament extended a formal invitation as well. The Turkish state
protested against this invitation, but the Italian government dismissed this
"interference in domestic affairs". During the session, the Kurdistan
Parliament in Exile was addressed by Italian MPs and representatives of
Italy's Foreign Ministry. Yasar Kaya was re-elected as Chair of the
Kurdistan Parliament in Exile, with Ahmet Aktas and Kazim Timurlenk selected
as Vice Chairs. The Parliament also discussed and agreed upon a plan of
action for the next three months.

Local And Regional Elections In Novemer In Turkey

        This November, local and regional elections will be held in Turkey.
The pro-Kurdish leftist parties ODP and HADEP have stated that they will
participate. The official campaign period will be limited to an extremely
short two-week period right before the elections.

War News

        During a clash between state forces and members of the People's
Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK) near a gendarme station in Kocbac in the
Van-Ozalp region on July 10th, 7 Turkish soldiers were killed.
        During a clash on July 11th in Gerdi in the Sendinli region, 5
soldiers were killed. That same day, 7 other soldiers were killed near the
village of Sidata in Sirnak-Eruh after riding over a mine.
        During a clash near the Gulluk military station at the Iranian
border in Van province, 5 soldiers were killed. The ARGK suffered no losses.
        On July 12th, the ARGK carried out a road control on the
Dersim-Ovack roadway. That same day, there was a clash near Hozat and Ovack
in Dersim province, during which 5 soldiers were killed.
        On July 13th, guerrillas controlled the road between Bingol and
Karlova. A clash took place after three military vehicles passed by.
        During a battle near Semdinli and Yuksekova in Hakkari province on
July 14th, 18 soldiers were killed. Another 18 soldiers and 5 village guards
were wounded.

Iraq: Attacks On Kurds From Iran

        The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDP/I) has recorded "more
than 100 terrorist acts" carried out by Iranian state agents against Iranian
Kurds in northern Iraq over the past few years. In most cases, victims of
the attacks were KDP/I members.


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