13 killed in Turkey's bloodiest rebel attack in years
15h42 - ANKARA, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) - Thirteen people died in Turkey's volatile southeast when gunmen, apparently Kurdish rebels, sprayed a bus with machine gun fire, prompting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday to vow to punish the attackers.

12 killed in Turkey's bloodiest rebel attack in years
08h48 - ANKARA, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) - Twelve people died and two were injured in Turkey's volatile southeast when Kurdish rebels sprayed a bus with machine gun fire in the bloodiest attack in years, officials said Sunday.

12 dead in Kurdish separatist attack: Turkish officials
00h32 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 30, 2007 (AFP) - Kurdish separatists fired shots at a bus in southeastern Turkey, killing 12 people and wounding two others, local officials said Sunday.

Iraqi Kurds angry at Turkey deal
06h57 - ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 29, 2007 (AFP) - The government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region expressed its anger on Saturday at being kept in the dark about an agreement between Baghdad and Ankara to crack down on rebel Turkish Kurds.

Kurdish rebel killed in eastern Turkey
12h39 - ANKARA, Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) - Turkish soldiers have killed a Kurdish rebel in a clash in a restive mainly Kurdish province in the east of the country, the army said Friday.

Turkey, Iraq sign deal to combat Turkish Kurd rebels
11h33 - ANKARA, Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) - Turkey and Iraq on Friday signed an agreement to crack down on Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq, but Turkey failed to secure a right for cross-border military operations.

Iraq, Turkey to sign security deal
01h33 - ANKARA, Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) - Iraq and Turkey will sign a security agreement on Friday to fight Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq.

Turkey, Iraq to sign security deal on Friday
19h52 - ANKARA, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - Turkey and Iraq will Friday sign a security agreement to combat Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq, an Iraqi official said after arduous talks.

Turkey, Iraq discuss security deal amid reported snags
17h14 - ANKARA, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - Turkey and Iraq on Thursday held further talks on a security agreement to combat Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq, with Iraqi Kurds reportedly objecting to the terms of the deal.

Hunt oil deal creating tension in Iraq: US
16h11 - BAGHDAD, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - A US official on Thursday criticised an oil deal between Texas-based Hunt Oil Company and Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), saying it had "needlessly elevated tensions" in Iraq.

Iran shelling targets deeper inside northern Iraq: mayor
08h58 - ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) - Iranian forces have shelled deeper into northern Iraq than previously, hitting targets in an area northeast of the city of Arbil, a local official said on Thursday.

Turkey, Iraq agree on accord against Kurdish rebels
10h56 - ANKARA, Sept 26, 2007 (AFP) - Turkey and Iraq agreed Wednesday on an accord that would reportedly allow Turkish forces to cross into Iraq to pursue separatist Kurdish rebels, officials and media reports said.

Landmine kills soldier, injures four others in Turkey
14h19 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - A soldier was killed and four others were wounded in a landmine blast Tuesday at a paramilitary police station blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, an official statement said.

Bomb blast kills soldier, injures two others in Turkey
11h39 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - A bomb blast at a paramilitary police station killed a soldier and wounded two others Tuesday in a restive mainly Kurdish province in eastern Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported.

Iraqi minister in Turkey to discuss Kurdish rebels
08h45 - ANKARA, Sept 25, 2007 (AFP) - Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani arrived in Ankara Tuesday to discuss a planned security cooperation agreement aimed at combatting Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in northern Iraq.

Iran confirms closure of border with Iraqi Kurdistan
11h29 - TEHRAN, Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) - Iran on Monday confirmed it had closed its border with the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan in protest at the arrest last week of an Iranian national.

Iran shuts border with Iraq's Kurdish region: local official
09h41 - SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) - Iran on Monday closed its border with Iraq's northern Kurdish region in protest at the arrest of an Iranian by the US military, a Kurdish official told AFP.

Iran closes border with Iraq's Kurdish region: local official
09h03 - SULAMIANIYAH, Iraq, Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) - Iran on Monday closed all entry points on the border with Iraq's northern Kurdish region in protest at the arrest of an Iranian by the US military, a Kurdish official told AFP.

Kurd rebels derail train in Turkey
06h42 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) - Kurdish separatists derailed a freight train in an attack in eastern Turkey that wounded four engineers, a security source said Monday.

Iran confirms shelling Kurdish militants in Iraq
08h03 - TEHRAN, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - Iran has confirmed for the first time it has been firing artillery shells on camps of Kurdish militants inside northern Iraq, saying the local authorities had not listened to its warnings.

Nine Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey clashes
10h21 - ANKARA, Sept 22, 2007 (AFP) - Nine Kurdish rebels have been killed in two separate clashes with the army in Turkey's restive southeast, the military said Saturday.

Iraq Kurds demand release of Iranian detained by US
12h02 - ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 21, 2007 (AFP) - The government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region demanded the immediate release on Friday of an Iranian arrested by US troops in a raid that sparked a new row between Washington and Tehran.

Turkish army killes five Kurdish rebels
06h41 - DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 20, 2007 (AFP) - Turkish soldiers killed five separatist Kurdish rebels in the restive southeast, near the border with Iraq, security sources said Thursday.

Turkish soldier killed in Kurdish rebel attack
06h41 - ANKARA, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Separatist Kurdish rebels opened fire overnight on a paramilitary police station in southeastern Turkey, killing a soldier and leaving another injured, Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Kurdish rebel killed in Turkey
15h21 - ANKARA, Sept 16, 2007 (AFP) - A Kurdish rebel was killed and two were wounded during fighting with security forces in the restive southeastern Turkish province of Anatolia, the domestic news agency reported Sunday.

Sadr group to pull out of Iraq's ruling Shiite bloc
13h29 - NAJAF, Iraq, Sept 15, 2007 (AFP) - The movement of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday it would withdraw from the Shiite bloc that leads the Iraqi government, in a new blow to the faltering political process.