U.S. urges Turkey restraint after rebel attack
October 22, 2007 – 12:03 amSeparatist Kurdish rebels kill at least 12 Turkish soldiers near the border with Iraq and Iran, and Turkish forces respond by killing 32 PKK rebels in the area, according to a Turkish government spokesman.
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