Rice promises Turkey more action against PKK

The US promised to redouble efforts on Friday against Kurdish guerillas in an attempt to stave off Turkish military intervention in northern Iraq that could destabilize the region.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, visiting Ankara amid growing anti-US sentiment among Turks, called the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) a "common enemy". But she did not spell out what steps Washington was contemplating.

"We all need to redouble our efforts and the US is committed to redoubling our efforts," Rice told a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan.