51.   The Kurdish rebels, who seek an autonomous state and use northern Iraq as a base, were attacked last week by Turkish government jets and ground troops.

52.   The letter argued that Turkey might use the helicopters to attack civilians like Kurdish rebels.

53.   The Parliament has approved a repentance law for Kurdish rebels, albeit a highly limited one.

54.   The report also said that village guards, who are used by the military as an auxiliary to help fight Kurdish rebels, have been involved in many crimes.

55.   The targets included Kurdish rebels, suspected Armenian terrorists, and those believed to be their financial supporters.

56.   The U.N. has proposed transporting the oil to Turkey, through a portion of Iraq populated by Kurdish rebels.

57.   The United States, like Turkey, views the Kurdish rebel as a terrorist.

58.   The United States worked for four months to help Turkey arrest Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish rebel leader, U.S. officials said on Friday.

59.   They would settle a border dispute amicably if Iran would cut off the arms shipments to the Kurdish rebels.

60.   Turkey also faces a bothersome enemy in Syria, which has supported violent, anti-Turkey Kurdish rebels.