Wednesday, 8 May, 2013 , 02:00 AFP — Kurdish rebels are due to begin their much-anticipated withdrawal from Turkey into their stronghold in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a major step towards ending a decades-long conflict that has left tens of thousands dead.

Tuesday, 7 May, 2013 , 14:39 AFP — Kurdish rebel leaders have confirmed that their fighters will begin withdrawing from Turkey into bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday and warned Ankara against "provocations and clashes" which could hamper their retreat.

Tuesday, 7 May, 2013 , 12:29 AFP — Kurdish rebel leaders have confirmed that their fighters will begin withdrawing from Turkey into bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, the pro-Kurdish Firat news agency reported.

Tuesday, 7 May, 2013 , 11:39 AFP — Kurdish rebel leaders have confirmed that their fighters will begin withdrawing from Turkey into bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday, the pro-Kurdish Firat news agency reported.

Wednesday, 1 May, 2013 , 19:02 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish ministers and MPs will end boycotts of parliament and the cabinet begun in March, the prime minister of the autonomous Kurdistan region said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 1 May, 2013 , 18:34 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish ministers and MPs will end boycotts of parliament and the cabinet begun last month, the prime minister of the autonomous Kurdistan region said on Wednesday.

Saturday, 27 April, 2013 , 19:25 AFP — Kurdish forces deployed to new areas of a disputed north Iraq province in what a top officer said Saturday was an attempt to move into oilfields, as five days of unrest killed more than 215 people.

Saturday, 27 April, 2013 , 17:32 AFP — Kurdish forces deployed to new areas of a disputed north Iraq province in what a top officer said Saturday was an attempt to move into oilfields, as five days of unrest killed more than 215 people.

Saturday, 27 April, 2013 , 17:12 AFP — Kurdish rebels are unlikely to complete their announced withdrawal from Turkey into their safe haven in northern Iraq until autumn, the insurgents' top commander said in an interview on Saturday.

Saturday, 27 April, 2013 , 16:28 AFP — New deployments of Kurdish forces in the disputed north Iraq province of Kirkuk are a "dangerous development" and an attempt to reach its oilfields, a top Iraqi general said on Saturday.