US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House 05 November 2007. Turkey stressed Tuesday that it retained the option of military action against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, a day after the United States promised to help its NATO ally combat the separatists.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

US 'to help Turkey combat rebels'

US President George W Bush promises Turkey's prime minister extra help in tackling Kurdish rebels in Iraq.

Honestly, i am relieved with the output. Not that i believe in there will be a drastic change in relations, but it is better that relations are calming and at least in theory all sides will cooperate against PKK-symbolically vocally reconfirmed- and in the mean time, Turkish army will not start a new front.... At least in near future...