After a little time spent in Diyarbekir...

After a little time spent in Diyarbekir, and the region in Turkey known as Kurdistan that has been completely under seige by a state bent on forced assimilation and destruction of an entire culture and language, I can only cheer when I read something from Briton's Times Online like this:

From The Sunday TimesOctober 28, 2007

Britons join Kurdish rebels to fight TurksHala Jaber, Qandil mountains, northern Iraq
BRITONS are among foreigners fighting Turkish troops with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, The Sunday Times can reveal.

According to PKK fighters holed up in one of the natural fortresses of the Qandil mountain range which runs along Iraq’s Turkish and Iranian borders, several Europeans have joined forces with their group.

At least three Britons were in the PKK’s 3,000-strong force, boasted one fighter as he and a group of men huddled in a room discussing the latest clashes with the Turkish army. Others include Russians, Germans, Greeks, Iranians and Arabs. The PKK is labelled by both Europe and America as a terrorist organisation.

As diplomatic efforts to avert war falter, the PKK’s fighters now lie in wait for the mechanised Turkish divisions gathering menacingly along the border. Previous Turkish incursions have failed to deal a mortal blow to the PKK and geography again conspires against them.

The path to the PKK’s mountain redoubt winds along a cliffside track so bumpy that our Jeep crawls along at walking pace, its wheels inches from the edge of a precipice. The view of the jagged peaks is spectacular. to read the whole article click link below:

Britons Join Kurdish Rebels to Fight the Turks