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Turkish commanders discuss counterterrorism strategies and lessons learned from 25 years of fighting the PKK
Authors:Karen Kaya
Institution:1. Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) , Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , USA karen.kaya@us.army.mil
Abstract:This article is an extended book review of the Turkish book Commanders' Front (Komutanlar Cephesi, Istanbul: Detay Publishing, 2007), written by prominent Turkish journalist Fikret Bila, who compiled a series of interviews with retired Turkish military commanders and two former presidents. It provides a foreign perspective on counterinsurgency/terrorism strategies and lessons learned from Turkey's small war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The interviews reveal the generals' views on Turkey's long-standing fight with the PKK, discussing topics ranging from the social aspect of the PKK problem to mistakes made in arming local militia. In addition, it presents the Turkish perspective on US policy in Iraq.
Keywords:insurgency  terrorism  PKK  Iraq  Turkey  military  counterinsurgency  separatism  northern Iraq  Turkish Armed Forces
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