Lt. Gen. Zorlu: "The fight against the terrorist PKK wil continue"

Addressing an annual conference on US-Turkish relations organized by the American- Turkish Council in Washington DC, Lt. Gen. Hilmi Akin Zorlu, chief of plans and policy at the Turkish General Staff, said that the Turkish military was determined to continue fighting the terrorist PKK in line with its authority provided by Parliament. Issuing a warning to countries which support the terrorist group, Zorlu said that terrorism might hurt them one day as well. He also signaled that Turkish troops might carry out another cross-border operation into northern Iraq if needed.