Iraqi Kurdish province hit by cholera
14h48 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Six people have died of cholera in northern Iraq's Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah, as health authorities treat some 2,000 suspected cases, an official said Thursday.

Eight Kurdish rebels killed in southeastern Turkey
19h51 - ANKARA, Aug 29, 2007 (AFP) - Eight rebels belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Wednesday in fighting with the army in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in eastern Turkey
14h54 - ANKARA, Aug 28, 2007 (AFP) - Two Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in fighting with the army in eastern Turkey, officials said.

Tensions on Iraq-Turkey border send residents packing
04h15 - SHARANSH, Iraq, Aug 28, 2007 (AFP) - A year after he fled Baghdad for the safe haven of his father's hometown on Iraq's northern border, Emmanuel is packing his bags again, fearful of a Turkish strike against Kurdish rebels.

Sunnis cool on Iraq political deal
13h17 - BAGHDAD, Aug 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sunni Arab politicians refused to end their boycott of Iraq's Shiite-led government on Monday despite a broadbrush deal aimed at bridging the country's bitter sectarian divide.

US 'friendly fire' strike kills four Iraqi Kurdish policemen
15h13 - BAGHDAD, Aug 26, 2007 (AFP) - A US air strike on two Kurdish police outposts on Sunday killed four policemen and wounded eight others in the restive province of Diyala in what seems to be a case of "friendly fire," officials said.

Two Turkish soldiers, 10 Kurdish rebels killed in fighting: army
11h34 - ANKARA, Aug 25, 2007 (AFP) - Two soldiers and 10 Kurdish rebels were killed in fighting in southeast Turkey Saturday, close to the Syrian and Iraqi borders, the Turkish army said.

Self-immolation: the dark secret of Iraqi Kurdish women
04h24 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Aug 23, 2007 (AFP) - Heshw Mohammed tried to kill herself three times when her father would not let her marry the man she loved, swallowing tablets and surviving only because her stomach was pumped.

Eight Kurdish rebels killed in southeastern Turkey
19h51 - ANKARA, Aug 29, 2007 (AFP) - Eight rebels belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Wednesday in fighting with the army in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in eastern Turkey
14h54 - ANKARA, Aug 28, 2007 (AFP) - Two Kurdish rebels were killed Tuesday in fighting with the army in eastern Turkey, officials said.

Tensions on Iraq-Turkey border send residents packing
04h15 - SHARANSH, Iraq, Aug 28, 2007 (AFP) - A year after he fled Baghdad for the safe haven of his father's hometown on Iraq's northern border, Emmanuel is packing his bags again, fearful of a Turkish strike against Kurdish rebels.

Sunnis cool on Iraq political deal
13h17 - BAGHDAD, Aug 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sunni Arab politicians refused to end their boycott of Iraq's Shiite-led government on Monday despite a broadbrush deal aimed at bridging the country's bitter sectarian divide.

US 'friendly fire' strike kills four Iraqi Kurdish policemen
15h13 - BAGHDAD, Aug 26, 2007 (AFP) - A US air strike on two Kurdish police outposts on Sunday killed four policemen and wounded eight others in the restive province of Diyala in what seems to be a case of "friendly fire," officials said.

Two Turkish soldiers, 10 Kurdish rebels killed in fighting: army
11h34 - ANKARA, Aug 25, 2007 (AFP) - Two soldiers and 10 Kurdish rebels were killed in fighting in southeast Turkey Saturday, close to the Syrian and Iraqi borders, the Turkish army said.

Self-immolation: the dark secret of Iraqi Kurdish women
04h24 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Aug 23, 2007 (AFP) - Heshw Mohammed tried to kill herself three times when her father would not let her marry the man she loved, swallowing tablets and surviving only because her stomach was pumped.

Detained Iran Kurds on hunger strike: lawyer
15h19 - TEHRAN, Aug 20, 2007 (AFP) - Two Iranian Kurdish journalists sentenced to death have been on hunger strike in prison for more than a month, their lawyer told AFP on Monday.

Iraqi Kurds flee villages under Iranian fire
14h39 - MOUNT QANDIL, Iraq, Aug 20, 2007 (AFP) - Hundreds of Iraqi Kurds have fled remote mountain villages near the country's eastern frontier as Iranian gunners target separatist guerrilla bases, local officials said Monday.

Iran rights group says detained Kurds on hunger strike
13h28 - TEHRAN, Aug 20, 2007 (AFP) - Two Iranian Kurdish journalists sentenced to death have been on hunger strike in prison for over a month, a group defending prisoners' rights said on Monday.

Turkish soldier killed in ambush
19h15 - ANKARA, Aug 19, 2007 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier was killed Sunday when gunmen ambushed a military vehicle in the restive southern province of Osmaniye, the local governor said.

Three killed in fresh violence in southeast Turkey
14h18 - ANKARA, Aug 18, 2007 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier and two Kurdish rebels were killed in a clash in Hakkari province in the restive southeast of the country, the local governor's office said in a statement Saturday.

Iraqi Sunnis slam new Shiite, Kurdish alliance
15h18 - BAGHDAD, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - Leaders of Iraq's disenchanted Sunni Arab community on Friday slammed the new Shiite and Kurdish alliance formed to salvage Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's national unity government.

Iraqi Shiites, Kurds form new alliance without Sunnis
15h25 - BAGHDAD, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - Iraq's top Shiite and Kurdish leaders formed a new political alliance on Thursday to salvage Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's embattled government, but without rival Sunni leaders.

Turkey's Kurdish party boosts Gul's presidential hopes
11h52 - ANKARA, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party signalled Thursday that it would not boycott a parliamentary vote next week to elect a new president, boosting the hopes of ruling party candidate Abdullah Gul.

Iraqi Kurds said among 201 new would-be immigrants to Italy
07h52 - ROME, Aug 8, 2007 (AFP) - Three boats brought 201 would-be immigrants to Italian shores overnight including 110 men who described themselves as Iraqi Kurds, the ANSA news agency reported Wednesday.

Maliki inks deal for Turkish-Iraqi cooperation against Kurdish rebels
17h53 - ANKARA, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - The prime ministers of Iraq and Turkey on Tuesday signed a document of cooperation to end the safe haven that separatist Turkish Kurd rebels enjoy in Kurdish-run northern Iraq.

Kurdish Iraqi PM plays down dispute with Turkey
14h15 - ARBIL, Iraq, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - The prime minister of Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region played down differences with Ankara on Tuesday, as top-level Iraqi-Turkish talks opened on the perceived threat of Kurdish separatism.

Iraqi PM holds talks in Turkey over Kurdish rebel threat
12h02 - ANKARA, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki began talks Tuesday in Turkey to discuss ways of dealing with the safe haven enjoyed by separatist Turkish Kurd rebels in Kurdish-run northern Iraq.

Turkish soldier killed in landmine blast
07h10 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - A Turkish soldier was killed in a landmine blast blamed on Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country, security officials said Tuesday.

Kurd rebel leader killed in skirmish with Turkish forces
17h35 - ANKARA, Aug 5, 2007 (AFP) - A Kurdish rebel from Turkey's separatist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) was killed Sunday by security forces in the Turkish southwest, a military statement said.

Three Turkish soldiers killed in landmine blast
18h58 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 4, 2007 (AFP) - Three Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday when their vehicle hit a landmine blast planted by suspected Kurdish rebels in the country's southeast, security officials said.

EU urges Iran not to execute Kurdish journalists
17h08 - BRUSSELS, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - The European Union on Friday called on Iran to halt the executions of two Kurdish journalists convicted for harbouring links to armed groups.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey clashes
10h56 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - Two Kurdish rebels were killed and two soldiers injured in a large-scale crackdown on the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey, security sources said Friday.

Nine killed in fresh violence in eastern Turkey
13h25 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 2, 2007 (AFP) - Six Kurdish rebels and three soldiers have been killed in fresh fighting in eastern Turkey, officials said Thursday.

Eight killed in fresh violence in eastern Turkey
08h55 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 2, 2007 (AFP) - Five Kurdish rebels and three soldiers have been killed in fresh fighting in eastern Turkey, officials said Thursday.

Iranian journalists face death for 'links to hostile groups'
11h44 - TEHRAN, Aug 1, 2007 (AFP) - Two Iranian Kurdish journalists who face the death penalty have been sentenced to hang for harbouring links to "hostile" armed groups, their lawyer said on Wednesday.

Turkey protests Austria at international organisations
11h16 - ANKARA, Aug 1, 2007 (AFP) - Turkey has lodged a complaint against Austria with the OSCE and is preparing to do the same at the UN after Vienna allowed a wanted Turkish Kurd rebel leader to travel to Iraq instead of extraditing him to Ankara, Turkish officials said Wednesday.

Iraqi PM to visit Turkey to discuss Kurdish rebels
10h30 - ANKARA, Aug 1, 2007 (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Turkey next week to discuss the safe haven that separatist Turkish Kurd rebels enjoy in the Kurdish-run north of his country, officials said here Wednesday.