After an earlier statement suggesting Washington didn't necessarily buy Ankara's narrative on the killings, the State Department today said that "PKK terrorists bear responsibility."
The killings of 13 Turkish hostages in northern Iraq have led Ankara to increase efforts to link Kurdish militants to the domestic opposition and criticize the West over its approach to terrorism.
Turkey announced the detention of 718 people on Monday, February 15, it accuses of being part of a Kurdish militant group it says executed 13 Turks in northern Iraq.
