Turkish PM: Iraq Supports Ankara's Fight Against Kurdish Rebels

By VOA News 10 July 2008

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says both Baghdad and Iraq's Kurdish regional government have pledged their support in Ankara's fight against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq...
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-07-10-voa28.cfm

A court case seeking to shut down the ruling party, the arrests of high-ranking members of the military and now a deadly terrorist attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul expose Turkey's political instability. The attackers are as yet unnamed, but as as one Turkish analyst says, "Whatever the message they are trying to give, this is a terrorist attack as a result of the unstable atmosphere in the country." - Patrick Wrigley (Jul 10, '08)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JG11Ak02.html