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Turkey warns it would strike PKK fighters inside Syria


Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:21 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria of letting Turkey's Kurdish rebels operate inside the north of the country and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike against them.

Turkey worries about Kurds in Syrian conflict


Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:20 AFP Holed up in a Turkish safe-house, a Kurdish commander of a Syrian rebel unit makes a novel pitch for more weapons to help his men fight the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey warns it would strike PKK fighters inside Syria


Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 09:01 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria of letting Turkey's Kurdish rebels operate inside the north of the country and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike against them.

Turkey worries about Kurds in Syrian conflict


Thursday, 26 July, 2012 , 02:41 AFP Holed up in a Turkish safe-house, a Kurdish commander of a Syrian rebel unit makes a novel pitch for more weapons to help his men fight the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey top brass meets on Kurdish rebels in Syria


Wednesday, 25 July, 2012 , 15:31 AFP Turkey's top brass held talks Wednesday about the activities of Kurdish rebels in Syria, after press reports that they were in control of several northern areas of the conflict-torn nation.

Iraq bars Chevron over Kurdish oil contracts


Tuesday, 24 July, 2012 , 11:09 AFP Iraq on Tuesday barred US energy giant Chevron from working in non-Kurdish parts of the country after it bought two exploration blocks in the autonomous Kurdish region against Baghdad's wishes.

Chevron buys energy blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan


Thursday, 19 July, 2012 , 17:42 AFP US energy giant Chevron said Thursday it had bought two exploration blocks in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, despite Baghdad's protests that such deals are illegal.

Iraq PM to take 'necessary steps' over Exxon deal


Thursday, 19 July, 2012 , 15:49 AFP Iraq's premier pledged on Thursday to take the "necessary steps" if American energy giant ExxonMobil implemented a controversial oil exploration deal with the autonomous northern Kurdish region.

Iraq PM for 'militarisation': Kurd official


Tuesday, 17 July, 2012 , 16:30 AFP The spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish regional president sharply criticised national premier Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday for allegedly militarising Iraqi society and using violence for political ends.

Dozens stand trial in Turkey over links to Kurdish rebels


Monday, 16 July, 2012 , 13:02 AFP Fifty people, almost all lawyers, went on trial in Turkey on Monday for alleged links with outlawed Kurdish rebels as part of a wider crackdown on the group.