Syria closes camps of Kurds

Ankara - Syria appears to have closed down camps of the separatist Turkish Kurds movement and was no longer sheltering its leader…

Ankara - Syria appears to have closed down camps of the separatist Turkish Kurds movement and was no longer sheltering its leader, the Turkish Defence Minister, Mr Ismet Sezgin, said yesterday.

The statement is further proof of tension easing between the two countries that has threatened to escalate into a military conflict. Turkey had accused Syria of providing logistical support to the Kurdistan Workers' Party and of sheltering its leader.