Landmines kill two in southeast Turkey
19h56 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 30, 2006 (AFP) - Two people, including a teenager, were killed in the restive southeast of Turkey in two landmine explosions blamed on armed Kurdish rebels, security sources said Sunday.

More than 100 detained in Turkish crackdown on Kurdish party
13h47 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 30, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish police on Sunday detained some 130 people at a meeting organised by the country's main Kurdish party on the grounds that the function was linked to armed Kurdish rebels, security sources said.

Landmine kills soldier, injures two in southeast Turkey
09h59 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 27, 2006 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier was killed and two others injured in the southeast of the country Thursday in a landmine explosion blamed on Kurdish rebels, security sources said.

US, Iraq, agree to tackle Kurdish rebel issue
21h20 - WASHINGTON, July 25, 2006 (AFP) - The United States and Iraq have agreed to "more aggressively" tackle the issue of Kurdish rebels striking at Turkey from bases inside Iraq, US national security adviser Stephen Hadley said Tuesday.

PKK leader Ocalan denied retrial
20h07 - STRASBOURG, July 25, 2006 (AFP) - An Istanbul court on Tuesday upheld a ruling denying a retrial to Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of Kurdish separatist group PKK, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish PM urges NATO action against Kurdish rebels
09h19 - ANKARA, July 25, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for NATO to join the combat against mounting violence by Kurdish rebels holed up in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Bush, Erdogan discuss Turkey's concerns over Kurdish rebels
19h58 - CRAWFORD, Texas, July 22, 2006 (AFP) - The United States, firmly in support of Israel's strikes in Lebanon, grappled Saturday with Turkey's warnings that it is losing patience in the face of attacks by Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

Bush pledges US help to Turkey over Kurd rebels
13h34 - CRAWFORD, Texas, July 22, 2006 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday that the United States will help Turkey in the face of attacks by Kurdish rebels, the White House said.

Eight die in Turkish army clashes with rebels in southeast
10h58 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 22, 2006 (AFP) - Six Kurdish rebels and two Turkish soldiers died in clashes Friday and Saturday in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, local and official sources in the region's main city Diyarbakir said.

Five killed in fresh violence in southeast Turkey
17h15 - ANKARA, July 21, 2006 (AFP) - Four Kurdish militants and a soldier were killed Friday in southeast Turkey as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President George W. Bush that escalating rebel attacks had gone "beyond the limits of tolerance."

Turkish army kills four Kurdish militants
10h25 - ANKARA, July 21, 2006 (AFP) - Turkey's army killed four Kurdish militants Friday, the day after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned US President George W. Bush the escalating violence had gone "beyond the limits of tolerance".

Kurd rebels gone 'beyond limits of tolerance', Erdogan tells Bush
08h42 - ANKARA, July 21, 2006 (AFP) - Mounting violence by Kurdish rebels who enjoy a safe haven in Iraq has gone "beyond the limits of tolerance", Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told US President George W. Bush.

Iranian artillery targets Kurds in Iraq: separatists
16h55 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, July 20, 2006 (AFP) - Iranian artillery bombarded separatist Kurd positions inside northeast Iraq on Thursday, according to an official from the breakaway movement.

US says Turkey has right to defend itself against Kurdish rebels
11h09 - ANKARA, July 19, 2006 (AFP) - The United States said on Wednesday that Turkey has the right to defend itself against mounting violence by Kurdish rebels, a day after Ankara accused Washington of applying double standards to the region.

US warns Turkey against Iraq incursion, Erdogan decries 'double standards'
12h05 - ANKARA, July 18, 2006 (AFP) - The United States warned Turkey on Tuesday that a cross-border operation against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would be "unwise," drawing angry accusations from Ankara that Washington is using double standards in the region.

US warns Turkey against operation in Iraq
10h17 - ANKARA, July 18, 2006 (AFP) - The United States warned Turkey on Tuesday that unilateral military action against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would be "unwise" after Ankara threatened cross-border operations.

Turkey presses Iraq, US on Kurdish rebels, warns of cross-border action
18h17 - ANKARA, July 17, 2006 (AFP) - Turkey Monday urged its neighbour Iraq and the United States to act against mounting violence by separatist Kurdish rebels holed up in northern Iraq, warning that it reserved the right to venture into the enclave to protect itself.

Two rebels, policeman killed in restive southeast Turkey
12h44 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 17, 2006 (AFP) - Two separatist Kurdish rebels and a policeman were killed in a clash in Turkey's restive southeast, in the latest incidence of mounting bloodshed in the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said Monday.

Two rebels, policeman killed in fresh violence in Turkey
07h09 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 17, 2006 (AFP) - Two separatist Kurdish rebels and a policeman were killed in a clash in Turkey's restive mainly Kurdish southeast after the militants wounded another officer in an armed attack, security sources said Monday.

Two rebels killed, policeman wounded in fresh violence in Turkey
06h32 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 17, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish security forces have killed two separatist Kurdish rebels who wounded a policeman in an armed attack in the country's restive mainly Kurdish southeast, security sources said Monday.

Turkish PM signals crackdown as Kurdish rebels kill nine in Turkey
21h47 - ANKARA, July 16, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled Sunday that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels as nine members of the security forces were killed, bringing to 14 the death toll in four days.

PM signals tough measures as Kurdish rebels kill eight in Turkey
14h30 - ANKARA, July 16, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled Sunday that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels after 13 members of the security forces were killed in the southeast over the past week.

Eight killed in fresh violence in southeast Turkey
09h22 - ANKARA, July 16, 2006 (AFP) - Separatist Kurdish rebels have killed eight members of the security forces in a clash in Turkey's southeast, the latest incident of bloodshed in the mainly Kurdish region, the Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

Turkish Kurd rebel commander injured in Iranian strike: TV
12h19 - ANKARA, July 15, 2006 (AFP) - A senior militant from the Turkish Kurdish separatist group PKK has been injured in an Iranian attack on rebel positions in northern Iraq, the NTV news channel reported Saturday.

Kurdish rebel killed in southeast Turkey
09h57 - ANKARA, July 15, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish soldiers have killed a separatist Kurdish militant in a clash in the country's restive mainly Kurdish southeast, officials said Saturday.

Landmine explosion kills five soldiers in southeast Turkey
18h45 - ANKARA, July 13, 2006 (AFP) - Five Turkish soldiers were killed and four others injured Thursday when their vehicle ran over a landmine in the country's restive mainly Kurdish southeast, Anatolia news agency reported.

Kurds declare right to have their own armed forces
18h37 - ARBIL, Iraq, July 12, 2006 (AFP) - The prime minister of the Kurdish Autonomous Region in Iraq, Nijirvan Barzani, said on Wednesday that Kurds had the right to a well-trained army capable of defending them.

Iraqi PM dismisses threat of civil war
17h13 - ARBIL, Iraq, July 11, 2006 (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki dismissed on Tuesday the risk of Iraq plunging into civil war despite the recent burst of sectarian violence tearing apart Baghdad.

Two policemen killed, four injured in fresh Turkey violence
16h42 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 11, 2006 (AFP) - Two Turkish policemen have been killed in an armed attack and four other people injured in a landmine explosion in Turkey's restive mainly Kurdish southeast, officials said Tuesday.

Iranian Kurd refugees refusing aid on Iraq-Jordan border
11h10 - GENEVA, July 11, 2006 (AFP) - Some 200 Iranian Kurds who fled violence-plagued Iraq and are now stuck in dire conditions along the Jordanian border are refusing UN aid, and three of them have gone on hunger strike, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday.

Suspected bomb kills one in southeast Turkey: report
15h13 - ANKARA, July 7, 2006 (AFP) - A suspected bomb ripped through a vehicle catering for the army in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey on Thursday, killing the driver, Anatolia news agency reported.

Kurdish party leaders risk jail over leaflet
14h18 - ANKARA, July 6, 2006 (AFP) - A Turkish prosecutor has asked for two-and-a-half-years in jail each for two leading members of the country's main Kurdish party over a leaflet to mark Women's Day on March 8, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey must not conduct cross-border raids: Iraq
13h39 - ATHENS, July 6, 2006 (AFP) - Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in Athens Thursday that he expected Turkish forces to refrain from pursuing Kurdish separatists from Turkey into Iraqi territory.

Iraq ready to revive talks with Turkey over Kurdish rebels: FM
16h27 - ANKARA, July 3, 2006 (AFP) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Monday the new Baghdad government is ready to revive three-way talks with neighboring Turkey and the United States to discuss measures to curb Turkish Kurd rebels based in the northern of his country.

Policeman killed in bomb blast in southeast Turkey
21h16 - ANKARA, July 2, 2006 (AFP) - A policeman was killed in an accidental explosion Sunday in southeastern Turkey as a bomb believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels was being defused, a local official said.