Washington working to free hostage Turkish soldiers: US official

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Source: AFP

Washington working to free hostage Turkish soldiers: US official 7 minutes ago



ANKARA (AFP) - The United States is "doing what it can" to obtain the release of eight Turkish troops captured Sunday by Kurdish rebels after an ambush in which 12 other soldiers were killed, a senior US official said here Thursday.

"My government is appalled by the recent attack," said Matthew Bryza, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.

"We are doing what we can, working with the Turkish government and the Iraqi government to make sure that the remaining hostages are freed," he said.

Bryza was speaking at a meeting here of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

He reiterated Washington's commitment to help Turkey combat the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose bases in northern Iraq have prompted Turkish threats of a military incursion, despite strong US objections.



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1. Those Turkish soldiers are screwed

Anything the U.S. is involved with in the Middle East turns to shit.