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Blast halts oil flow from Turkish-Iraqi pipeline: sources


Monday, 27 August, 2012 , 11:12 AFP An explosion hit the Turkish-Iraqi pipeline overnight Sunday, causing a fire and stopping oil flow to Turkey, local security sources told AFP on Monday.

Turkish jets 'bomb Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq'


Saturday, 25 August, 2012 , 08:23 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed areas of northern Iraq early Saturday in a bid to target rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) , a spokesman for the rebel group said.

Police arrest 13 over Turkey car bombing


Friday, 24 August, 2012 , 17:31 AFP Turkish police have arrested 13 people in connection with a car bombing blamed on separatist Kurds in the south-eastern city of Gaziantep, a local governor said Friday.

Vacuum of uprising gives Syria Kurds rare freedom


Friday, 24 August, 2012 , 09:35 AFP On the main road to the northern Syrian town of Afrin, armed men stand beneath green, red and yellow Kurdish flags, welcoming truckloads of their displaced Arab neighbours.

Turkey suspects Syrian regime links as PKK ramps up attacks


Friday, 24 August, 2012 , 02:18 AFP A recent increase in Kurdish rebel attacks close to the Turkish-Syrian border is ringing alarm bells in Ankara, as Turkish experts and media say it might point to a spillover from the crisis in Syria.

Clashes between security forces and Kurd rebels kill 9


Thursday, 23 August, 2012 , 19:35 AFP Fresh violence between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in the restive southeast left at least nine dead on Thursday, eyewitnesses told AFP.

21 killed in Turkish troops-Kurdish rebels clashes


Thursday, 23 August, 2012 , 09:27 AFP Clashes broke out overnight between Kurdish rebels and Turkish soldiers in the volatile southeastern Turkey, leaving 21 people dead, local security sources told AFP on Thursday.

Four Turkish troops killed in southeastern convoy attack


Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 , 18:53 AFP Four Turkish troops were killed and two others were wounded Wednesday as Kurdish rebels using explosives attacked a military convoy in the country's southeast, military sources said.

Hundreds of Kurds protest killing of separatist rebels


Wednesday, 22 August, 2012 , 18:53 AFP Hundreds of Kurds on Saturday protested against the killing of two Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey in a shootout with the police who attacked their hideout.

US says oil firms should respect Baghdad government


Monday, 20 August, 2012 , 22:06 AFP The United States said Monday that oil companies should not bypass Iraq's central government after authorities in the autonomous Kurdish north signed dozens of deals with foreign energy firms.