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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thursday, 16 August, 2012 , 08:46 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed areas of north Iraq in a bid to target rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) overnight into Thursday, a spokesman for the rebel group said.

Tuesday, 14 August, 2012 , 16:44 AFP — An ethnic Kurd lawmaker kidnapped by Kurdish rebels has been freed on Tuesday, local security sources told AFP, confirming an earlier report by private NTV television network.

Tuesday, 14 August, 2012 , 16:12 AFP — An ethnic Kurd lawmaker kidnapped by Kurdish rebels was freed on Tuesday, the private NTV television network reported, citing the local governor.

Tuesday, 14 August, 2012 , 15:48 AFP — An ethnic Kurd lawmaker kidnapped by Kurdish rebels was freed on Tuesday, the private NTV television reported, citing the local governor.

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