Thu Aug 21, 2008
By Daren Butler - Analysis
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Weakened by Turkish warplane strikes in northern Iraq, separatist Kurdish guerrillas are stepping up bomb attacks in Turkey's cities in an attempt to show they are still a force to be reckoned with. Analysts said two car bomb attacks in the Turkish coastal cities of Mersin and Izmir in the last three days bore the hallmarks of bombings earlier this year which officials have blamed on the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSLL8350220080821?sp=true