PKK to ‘resume fighting’ against Turkish army

Following the AKP victory in the general election of 1 November 2015 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on the 4 November 2015 that would continue operations against the pro-Kurdish PKK group in order to liquidate them. On the 5 November 2015 a statement from PKK said they would resume fighting against the Turkish army, ending a unilateral ceasefire launched on 10 October 2015.

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ESO: Background information: Turkey’s repeat elections in November are unlikely to ease the country’s political tensions http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkeys-repeat-elections-in-november-are-unlikely-to-ease-the-countrys-political-tensions/

ESO: Background information: Turkish general election, November 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkish-general-election-1-november-2015/

ESO: Background information: Erdoğan regains majority rule http://www.europeansources.info/record/erdogan-regains-majority-rule/

ESO: Background information: The renewed Turkey-PKK conflict has shattered the illusion that Kurds can participate legitimately in Turkey’s political system http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-renewed-turkey-pkk-conflict-has-shattered-the-illusion-that-kurds-can-participate-legitimately-in-turkeys-political-system/

Hürriyet Daily News, 06.11.15: PKK completely incapable of self-criticism (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE172790-PKK-completely-incapable-of-self-criticism

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