Monday, 18 March, 2013 , 14:45 AFP —

Sunday, 17 March, 2013 , 14:58 AFP — Tens of thousands of Kurds rallied in Istanbul on Sunday urging the release of jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is expected to call a ceasefire this week as hopes grow for peace with Ankara.

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 , 14:27 AFP — Hundreds of people joined in sombre commemorations on Saturday for the 25th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's gassing of thousands of Kurds in the town of Halabja near Iraq's border with Iran.

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 , 11:16 AFP — Hundreds of people joined in sombre commemorations on Saturday for the 25th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's gassing of thousands of Kurds in the town of Halabja near Iraq's border with Iran.

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 , 08:08 AFP — Hundreds of people joined in sombre commemorations on Saturday for the 25th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's gassing of thousands of Kurds in the town of Halabja near Iraq's border with Iran.

Friday, 15 March, 2013 , 04:50 AFP — Violence-plagued, ethnically mixed and rich in oil, Kirkuk province stands at the heart of an Arab-Kurd dispute over territory in north Iraq that threatens the future unity of the country.

Wednesday, 13 March, 2013 , 15:04 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Wednesday freed eight Turkish prisoners in response to a new peace push by Ankara to end a 29-year-old insurgency in southeast Turkey.

Wednesday, 13 March, 2013 , 13:05 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Wednesday freed eight Turkish prisoners in response to a new peace push by Ankara to end a 29-year-old insurgency in southeast Turkey.

Wednesday, 13 March, 2013 , 11:10 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Wednesday freed eight Turkish prisoners in response to a new peace push by Ankara to end a 29-year-old insurgency in southeast Turkey.

Wednesday, 13 March, 2013 , 11:00 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) released on Wednesday eight Turkish prisoners they had been holding for two years in northern Iraq, a Kurdish official told AFP.