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Fears of new front as Syria rebels clash with Kurds


Saturday, 27 October, 2012 , 15:35 AFP Syrian rebels clashed with Kurdish militia in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving 30 dead and around 200 captured, a watchdog said on Saturday, sparking fears of a new front in an already fractured country.

30 dead as rebels clash with Kurds in Syria city: watchdog


Saturday, 27 October, 2012 , 13:24 AFP Syrian rebels clashed with Kurdish militia in the northern city of Aleppo, leaving 30 dead and some 200 captured, a watchdog said Saturday, sparking fears of a new front in an already fractured country.

Kurds seek Ocalan intervention to end hunger strikes


Friday, 26 October, 2012 , 12:37 AFP Leaders of Turkey's main legal Kurdish party said Friday they want to see jailed rebel separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan to ask him to intervene in a widespread hunger strike by Kurdish prisoners.

Syria rebels take over Aleppo Kurdish area, seize army post


Thursday, 25 October, 2012 , 10:27 AFP Syrian rebel forces took over a strategically important Kurdish neighbourhood in Aleppo and seized a military post in the country's northeast on Thursday, residents and a watchdog said.

Turkish minister calls on Kurdish prisoners to end hunger strikes


Wednesday, 24 October, 2012 , 16:55 AFP Turkey's justice minister urged hundreds of hunger-striking Kurdish prisoners Wednesday to end their protest, but did not comment on the strikers' demands.

Turkish minister calls on Kurdish prisoners to end hunger strikes


Wednesday, 24 October, 2012 , 13:43 AFP Turkey's justice minister urged hundreds of hunger-striking Kurdish prisoners Wednesday to end their protest, but did not comment on the strikers' demands.

Nine killed in clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish rebels


Saturday, 20 October, 2012 , 13:55 AFP Six members of Turkish security forces and three Kurdish rebels were killed in renewed clashes in Turkey's southeast, security officials and local authorities said Saturday.

28 Turkish troops hurt in Iran-Turkey pipeline attack: report


Friday, 19 October, 2012 , 13:06 AFP Twenty-eight Turkish soldiers were wounded and Iranian gas supplies to Turkey interrupted Friday after Kurdish rebels attacked a pipeline linking the two countries, media reports said.

28 Turkish troops hurt in Iran-Turkey pipeline attack: report


Friday, 19 October, 2012 , 09:12 AFP Twenty-eight Turkish soldiers were wounded and Iranian gas supplies to Turkey interrupted Friday after Kurdish rebels attacked a pipeline linking the two countries, media reports said.

6 dead in clashes between Turkish troops and Kurd rebels: report


Wednesday, 17 October, 2012 , 09:28 AFP Three Turkish soldiers and three Kurdish rebels were killed overnight after the militants ambushed a military post and a base in southeastern Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.