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Iraq speaker aims to head off Arab-Kurd conflict


Wednesday, 21 November, 2012 , 14:48 AFP — Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi on Wednesday launched talks with political leaders in Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region to contain a crisis and avoid "civil war," his office said.

Turkey PM accuses Baghdad of dragging Iraq to civil war


Wednesday, 21 November, 2012 , 11:40 AFP — Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Iraqi government on Wednesday of trying to drag the country into civil war, amid rising tensions between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdish forces.

Erdogan says state can talk to jailed PKK leader to solve Kurd issue


Tuesday, 20 November, 2012 , 13:56 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was not opposed to talks between the state and the jailed Kurdish leader in a bid to bring an end to the insurgency, media reported Tuesday.

Dozens die as Kurds, rebels clash in northern Syria: NGO


Tuesday, 20 November, 2012 , 12:03 AFP — Fresh fighting between Kurdish militiamen and Syrian rebels erupted on Tuesday in the northern Syria town of Ras al-Ain, where dozens have died since the new front in Syria's complex civil war opened last week.

Iraq PM warns Kurd security forces to stay put


Monday, 19 November, 2012 , 12:03 AFP — Iraq's premier has warned Kurdish regional security forces not to advance towards government troop positions, a military spokesman said on Monday, after deadly clashes in a flashpoint northern town.

Kurd prisoners in Turkey end two-month hunger strike


Sunday, 18 November, 2012 , 15:49 AFP — Hundreds of Kurdish prisoners on Sunday ended a 68-day hunger strike aimed at pressuring the Turkish government to give them more rights, after an appeal by jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Kurd prisoners in Turkey end hunger strike at leader's appeal


Sunday, 18 November, 2012 , 10:35 AFP — Some 700 Kurdish prisoners across Turkey on Sunday ended a 68-day hunger strike after an appeal by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, who said at the weekend that the action had achieved its goal.

Kurdish prisoners in Turkey end two-month hunger strike


Sunday, 18 November, 2012 , 09:19 AFP — Some 700 Kurdish prisoners across Turkey on Sunday ended a 68-day hunger strike after an appeal by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, the pro-Kurdish news agency Firatnews reported.

Kurdish prisoners in Turkey end hunger strike


Sunday, 18 November, 2012 , 08:32 AFP — Some 700 Kurdish prisoners across Turkey have ended a 68-day hunger strike after an appeal by Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, a representative of the prisoners told the pro-Kurdish news agency Firatnews.

Kurdish prisoners in Turkey end hunger strike: prisoner delegate


Sunday, 18 November, 2012 , 08:12 AFP —