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Skulls and bones of Kurds shown at Saddam genocide trial
15h48 - BAGHDAD, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - A forensic expert testified in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial on Tuesday showing slides of mass graves and pictures of skulls and skeletons of Iraqi Kurds shot dead and gassed in 1988.

Skulls and bones of murdered Kurds shown at Saddam trial
15h13 - BAGHDAD, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - A forensic expert testified in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial on Tuesday showing slides of mass graves and pictures of skulls and skeletons of Iraqi Kurds shot dead and gassed in 1988.

Kurdish fighters offer guerrilla feminism for the Mideast
05h30 - MOUNT QANDIL, Iraq, Nov 26, 2006 (AFP) - It took just a few minutes inside the offices of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the mountain village to figure out who was their leader.

Saddam trial for genocide against the Kurds resumes
02h00 - BAGHDAD, Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide charges resumes in Baghdad Monday with more Kurdish witnesses testifying one week after a human rights watchdog highlighted what it called fundamental flaws in the deposed Iraqi president's first trial.

Iranian forces clash with Kurd rebels on Iraq border: Kurds
17h31 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Nov 25, 2006 (AFP) - Iranian forces attacked a Kurdish rebel post at the Iraqi border and clashed with guerrillas early Saturday, before pulling back, Kurdish officials and rebels reported.

Iranian forces enter Iraq, clash with Kurdish rebels: Kurds
15h53 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Nov 25, 2006 (AFP) - Iranian forces crossed the Iraqi border and clashed with a force of Kurdish guerillas eary Saturday, before returning to their posts, Kurdish officials and rebels reported.

Turkish soldier, Kurdish rebel killed in fighting
11h35 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 24, 2006 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier and a Kurdish rebel were killed Friday in the southeast of the country in a security operation despite a ceasefire the militants called last month, officials said.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey clash
17h32 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Two Kurdish rebels were killed Thursday in southeast Turkey as the army pursued militants despite a ceasefire the rebels called last month, officials said Thursday.

Turkey warns Kirkuk referendum may fuel more turmoil in Iraq
10h56 - ISTANBUL, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said Thursday that a planned referendum over the future of Iraq's ethnically disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk could fuel more turmoil in the country because the Kurds have upset Kirkuk's demographics.

US in contact with anti-Iran Kurds: PKK
10h26 - MOUNT QANDIL, Iraq, Nov 23, 2006 (AFP) - The United States government is in contact with Kurds struggling against Iran, a top rebel leader of the anti-Turkish Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) told AFP in an interview.

Norwegian court upholds Muslim leader's expulsion to Iraq
15h13 - OSLO, Nov 22, 2006 (AFP) - A Norwegian appeal court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling from 2005 that Norway can legally expel Mullah Krekar, the founder of radical Islamist group Ansar al-Islam, to Iraq.

Kurdish guerrillas debate democracy in northern Iraq
04h34 - THE QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq, Nov 20, 2006 (AFP) - The early morning chill had yet to leave the stone hut deep in northern Iraq's Qandil mountains as the guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers Party gathered for their morning discussion on politics.

Kurdish guerillas dismiss Iraqi threats to 'finish' them in a year
20h07 - KURTAK, Iraq, Nov 19, 2006 (AFP) - The explosion reverberated across the mountain valley after the rocket-propelled grenade crashed into the hilltop, immediately followed by the staccato of a light machine gun.

Six Kurdish rebels, soldier killed in Turkey clashes
14h22 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) - Six Kurdish rebels and a soldier died in clashes in southeast Turkey as the army pursued militants despite a ceasefire the rebels called last month, military sources said Friday.

Kurdish rebels defiant in northern Iraq mountains
14h08 - KURTAK, Iraq, Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) - High in the mountains of northern Iraq, fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) voiced defiance Friday over threats by Iraqi and Turkish officials to root them out of their rear bases.

Four Kurdish rebels, soldier killed in Turkey clashes
13h02 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) - Four Kurdish rebels and a soldier have been killed in clashes in Turkey's southeast as the army pursues militants despite a ceasefire they called last month, military sources said Friday.

Turkey maintains pressure on Iraq to act against Kurdish rebels
15h15 - ANKARA, Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - Iraq should take "concrete steps" to curb the acivities of Turkish Kurd rebels who enjoy safe haven on its territory, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his visiting Iraqi counterpart on Thursday.

Iraqi PM signals fresh security measures, urge send to 'foreign intervention'
13h34 - ANKARA, Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said here Thursday that new security measures are being considered to quell mounting violence in Iraq and urged an end to "foreign intervention" in his country.

Iraqi PM due in Turkey to discuss measures against Kurdish rebels
10h32 - ANKARA, Nov 15, 2006 (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will hold talks here Thursday with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on bilateral ties and measures against Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq, Erdogan's spokesman said Wednesday.

Turkish soldier killed in clash at Iranian border
16h08 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - A Turkish border guard was killed Tuesday in a clash with a group of armed smugglers who attempted to sneak into Turkey from Iran, the governor of the eastern Van province, where the shooting took place, said.

Son of murdered Kurd scholar briefly detained
14h07 - LONDON, Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - Syrian authorities released a son of murdered Syrian Kurdish cleric Mohammed Maashuk Khaznawi Tuesday after detaining him for 24 hours, an opposition group said.

Son of murdered Kurd scholar arrested: rights group
13h10 - LONDON, Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - Syrian authorities have arrested a son of a murdered Syrian Kurdish religious scholar, Mohammed Maashuk Khaznawi, an opposition group said Tuesday.

Turkish soldier killed in clash with Kurdish rebels
10h44 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 14, 2006 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier was killed Tuesday in fighting with armed Kurdish rebels in the eastern province of Van, official sources said.

Iran says foils railway blast plot
09h47 - TEHRAN, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Iran said it has arrested four men who were plotting to blow up the railway line in the country's north linking Iran to Europe, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday.

Guarded welcome for Iraq refugees in Kurdish north
05h32 - ARBIL, Iraq, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - One day Salim Chalub finally had enough of Baghdad, where he grew up and had spent his entire life, and moved his family to the distant city of Arbil in the far north of Iraq, inside the Kurdish autonomous region.

Three Kurdish rebels killed in clashes with Turkish army
18h06 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 12, 2006 (AFP) - Three Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes with the Turkish army between November 6 and 11, in the southeast of Turkey, an official announced on Sunday.

Kurdish informer gets 39 years for bombing in Turkey
13h54 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - A Turkish court on Friday sentenced a Kurdish rebel-turned-informer to 39 years and 10 months for a deadly bomb attack allegedly aimed at stirring unrest in the country's mainly Kurdish southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Saddam calls on Iraqi Arabs, Kurds to 'forgive, reconcile'
13h25 - BAGHDAD, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein called on all Iraqis to "forgive, reconcile and shake hands" as he appeared in court Tuesday to face genocide charges after being condemned to death in a separate trial.

Saddam calls on Iraqi Arabs, Kurds to 'reconcile'
13h17 - BAGHDAD, Nov 7, 2006 (AFP) - Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein called Tuesday on all Iraqis to reconcile and "forgive" each other as he appeared in court to face genocide charges after been sentenced to death in a separate trial.

What's in a letter? 'W' lands Kurdish mayor in court
16h47 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) - The mayor of the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast risks up to six months in jail for using the letter W in New Year greeting cards, his lawyer Muharrem Erbey said Friday.

Turkey accuses Kurdish rebels of abusing EU asylum rules
15h14 - ANKARA, Nov 3, 2006 (AFP) - Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said Friday that separatist Kurdish rebels are abusing the right to political asylum in Europe to engage in criminal activities, including people smuggling, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Kurd tells Saddam trial of mass execution
13h23 - BAGHDAD, Oct 31, 2006 (AFP) - Iraqi troops dragged prisoners to a pit dug out of the desert sands and shot them two-by-two under the lights of a waiting bulldozer, a survivor of Saddam Hussein's alleged genocide said Tuesday.

Cyprus shocked by Turkish chemical 'guinea pigs' report
19h52 - NICOSIA, Oct 24, 2006 (AFP) - Cyprus on Tuesday described as "shocking" a report by a US-based group that said some Greek Cypriots who were captured by Turkish forces in 1974 were used as guinea pigs in biochemical laboratories.