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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (4686)	4/20/1999 4:51:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Report: Kurds Kill Four in Turkey Sunday, 11 April 1999 A N K A R A , T U R K E Y (AP) SUSPECTED KURDISH rebels detonated a remote-controlled bomb Sunday in southern Turkey, killing three soldiers and a civilian, the Anatolia news agency said. The bombing came the same day imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan urged his followers to observe a cease-fire the rebels unilaterally announced in September. Ocalan's plea, contained in a letter published Sunday in the Evrensel daily newspaper, came after his Kurdistan Workers Party carried out a series of fatal attacks across Turkey including suicide bombings and arsons. More than 15 people were killed and scores were wounded in the attacks that followed Ocalan's Feb. 15 capture by Turkish forces in Kenya. There were no immediate details on Sunday's attack in the village of Dereli. Ocalan, who is awaiting trial on charges of treason and could face the death penalty, said the cease-fire should be observed at least until a new Turkish government is formed after April 18 elections. It was not immediately clear if the rebels would heed the call. The September cease-fire, calling for an end to fighting between autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels and Turkish troops, was ignored by the government and immediately abandoned. Turkey says it will not negotiate with the PKK, an organization it regards as a terrorist group. Ocalan also asked the government to end the fighting and work toward peace, starting with a general amnesty. The government has been offering lenient punishment to rebels who surrender and provide inside information about their group. In his letter, Ocalan said "The PKK should prepare itself for legalization within the democratic system." He did not elaborate. The PKK has been fighting for autonomy in the southeast of Turkey since 1984. Some 37,000 people have died in the fighting

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (4686)	4/20/1999 4:54:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 17770

Kosovo war widens US paratroopers arrived in Albania on Monday The war in Kosovo is beginning to spill over into neighbouring countries, with Albania and Croatia reporting aggressive action by Yugoslav troops on their borders. Serb forces have also extended their ethnic cleansing operations to villages inside Montenegro, Nato has said. International observers said Yugoslav and Albanian troops exchanged fire on the border on Tuesday - the first clash between the two armies since the start of the Kosovo crisis nearly four weeks ago. A spokesman for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Andrea Angeli, said border monitors witnessed the skirmish near the Quafe E Prushit outpost. One Albanian soldier was reported injured. 'Incursion into Croatia' Croatia earlier complained to the UN that at least 200 Yugoslav soldiers had crossed from Montenegro - Serbia's junior partner in federal Yugoslavia - into Croatian territory. The Croatian ambassador to the UN, Ivan Simunovic, called on the Yugoslav forces to withdraw immediately. The Prevlaka area on the Croatian side of the frontier, which is disputed by Yugoslavia, is a demilitarised zone monitored by the UN. The area commands the entry to Kotor Bay, where an important Yugoslav naval base is located. UN monitors withdrew when the Nato bombing began. 'Ethnic cleansing spreads' Serb forces were reported on Monday to have taken their campaign of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo onto neighbouring Montenegro. Nato spokesman Jamie Shea said villages close to the border with Kosovo had been attacked in recent days, in what he called "new and distressing'' developments. Montenegro has increasingly sought to distance itself from the policies of President Milosevic. But Yugoslav Foreign Ministry adviser Milisav Paic told the BBC that the Nato statement was an attempt "to fabricate events in order to demonise Yugoslavia". 'Children held for blood' At a Nato briefing, Mr Shea also said refugees reported that Serb forces were: Holding 700 Kosovo Albanian boys prisoner, using them as "blood banks" for injured troops. Forcing Kosovo Albanians to stand in front of Serb tanks for two days as human shields. Shelling hills, forcing refugees into the open and beating them out of bushes. Clogging up roads, moving refugees around and mixing them with military vehicles. Putting them into trains and sending them to the border, sometimes turning them back again. He said upwards of 100,000 Albanian men of fighting age were unaccounted for in Kosovo. Reports from refugees suggested more than 3,500 had been executed, he added. Mr Shea said the Serbs were mounting a ''safari operation'' against Kosovo Albanians. He said the Serb strategy appeared to be to drive people to the south of Kosovo, herding them near to the border, but not allowing them to cross. ''It is as if Milosevic is trying to develop a surge operation,'' he said. The UN World Food Programme says an estimated 800,000 people are on the move in Kosovo. The UN has tried to get aid to 3,000 refugees at the border with Macedonia, but the Macedonian authorities say they will allow only 400 into the country, arguing that the camps are at full capacity. In another development, the UK Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, said the UK would allow the largest-ever release of intelligence information in order to assist war crimes investigations. (Click here for a map showing latest strikes) news.bbc.co.uk ©