US on PKK presence in US controlled Iraqi areas

Asked about "Yes, you are very energetic to punishing the Syrian terrorists. On the other hand, in the several thousand PKK terrorists is living under the U.S. Army-controlled area in Northern Iraq," US State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said Friday "I don't think that's a fair comparison. You make it sound like the U.S. military is aiding and abetting the PKK,.. which would certainly be a wrong assertion."

Ereli added "The fact of the matter is that we have clearly and unequivocally stated our view -- that we view that we consider the PKK a terrorist organization, and our actions are taken with that view in mind. Specifically, we work with the Government of Iraq, both our embassy and our military authorities, and the Government of Turkey to pursue and to act against the PKK with the common aim of confronting and fighting terror."