Journal of Turkish Weekly
Dec 30 2004

Captured Russian Militant: Iraqi Kurds Allow PKK Activities in Iraq

Jan Soykok (JTW), 30 December 2004

ANKARA – Anatoliy Kopilov, a PKK militant captured in Iraq in
November 2004, says the two main Kurdish groups in Iraq, KDP and KPP,
allows PKK terror activities in Iraq. AktifHaber, Turkish news portal
reported that Kopilov, a former Russian Army officer, joined the PKK
Organization 5 years ago. Kpilov served to the Russian Army for two
years and joined the organization in Moscow. It is argued that the
Russian Federation supported the PKK terrorism in 1980s and 90s in
order to destabilize Turkey, a strong NATO member.
Kapilov says he lived in the PKK camps for the last 5 years and
became a PKK team leader.
`Communication equipments are provided from Netherlands. The missiles
for the PKK come through Armenia. Communication with the European
bases are being done via internet. There are 3 tones TNT, 2,500
mines, and 2,000 missiles in the PKK bases by Lolan River. The KDP
and the PPK turn a blind eye to PKK activities in Iraq. Even the
KDP’s man Tarik provided military equipments to the PKK-KongraGel.
After the American occupation, the PKK-Kongra Gel captured many
military equipment from the Iraqi Army. The equipment was brought by
trucks to the PKK camps. An American Delegation came to the Hakurk
PKK Camp last April’ added Kapilov.
PKK-Kongra Gel is considered as one of the most dangerous terrorist
organizations by the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the
European Union and the law of these countries ban any support or
contribution to the PKK-Kongra Gel. The PKK has armed bases in Iraq.
The US forces however have done nothing since the beginning of Iraqi
occupation though President Bush and his officers promised to remove
the terrorist PKK bases in Iraq

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress