Iran still fuels Iraq violence, U.S. says
 March 5, 2008 | By Peter Spiegel and Julian E. Barnes
Two top military commanders allege that Tehran continues to direct Shiite militias and is trying to permanently weaken the government in Baghdad.
Let's look forward and stop the rhetoric violence
 Wednesday, March 5, 2008 | Cengiz ÇANDAR
The timing and nature of the pullout from northern Iraq would have to cause a stir in Turkish public inevitably. Statements issued on the subject do not clear the question marks about the withdrawal but rather bring more to mind.
‘Turkish Constitution should reflect diversity'
 5 March 2008
Three members of European Parliament have concurred that the new Turkish Constitution should not include the concept of "Turkishness" and should focus instead on citizenship without making distinctions over ethnicity.
Iran says Barzani not supporting terrorism
 5 March 2008 | Servet Yanatma
An Iranian official has said his country could play a positive role in improving dialogue between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdish leadership in countering terrorism and insisted that the Kurdish leaders do not support the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
EU calls on Turkey to speed up reforms
 4 March 2008 | By Elitsa Vucheva
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The EU on Monday urged Turkey to increase the pace of its human rights reforms, as well as to improve the situation of the country's Kurdish minority.
More ground incursions into Iraq if need be: Top general
 Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | SERKAN DEMİRTAŞ
ANKARA- Turkey's top general said the military will continue to launch cross-border operations into northern Iraq to hunt down outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists when needed.
PKK triumphant as Ankara retreats from Northern Iraq
 Monday, March 3, 2008 | By David Romano
After only eight days, Turkey abruptly ended its military incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday February 29. The withdrawal of Turkish troops caught many observers, as well as the Turkish public, by surprise.
US Congressmen complete fact-finding visit to the Kurdistan Region
 1 march 2008
Erbil, Kurdistan Region - Iraq (KRG.org) - A bipartisan delegation of six US Congressmen has completed a visit to Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region, as part of a fact-finding tour of Iraq.
Canadian Ambassador identifies business opportunities on first visit to Erbil
 28 february 2008
Erbil, Kurdistan - Iraq (KRG.org) – Mrs Margaret Huber, the Canadian Ambassador to Iraq, this week for the first time visited the Kurdistan Region to identify public and private sector opportunities for cooperation.
Turkish troops move out of Iraq
 Friday, 29 February 2008
The Turkish military says it has withdrawn its troops from northern Iraq, following a controversial ground offensive against Kurdish rebels.
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