Iraq's Maliki: "The PKK is a terrorist group which has caused crises between Iraq and Turkey"

The Iraqi government has taken urgent measures to get the terrorist PKK out of its territories, said Iraqi National Security Minister Shirwan al-Waili yesterday. He also underlined that the process of getting rid of the PKK has benefited greatly from intelligence sharing between Ankara, Baghdad and Washington. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also said that the PKK is a terrorist group which has caused crises between Iraq and Turkey. "This matter must be ended," he added. "Our will is decisive. There is no place for terrorist organizations."