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Twenty wounded in clashes between Kurds, Turkish police


Saturday, 14 July, 2012 , 15:04 AFP Stone-throwing Kurds who defied a protest ban to demand the release of jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan clashed Saturday with Turkish police, leaving at least 20 people wounded.

Turkey frees 16 pending mass trial verdict over rebel ties


Friday, 13 July, 2012 , 15:28 AFP An Istanbul court Friday freed 16 suspects who are accused of ties with outlawed Kurdish rebels and had been in preventive custody for months, the state-run Anatolia agency said.

Syrian Kurdish opposition groups unite


Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 , 20:10 AFP Syria's two main Kurdish opposition blocs said on Wednesday they would unite under one banner against embattled President Bashar al-Assad, following talks in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Iraqi mullah faces new charges in Norway


Wednesday, 11 July, 2012 , 15:16 AFP The Iraqi founder of an Iraqi Kurdish Islamist group Ansar al-Islam is being prosecuted in Norway for inciting terrorist acts, the public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.

Opponents decry nepotism in Iraq Kurd council


Tuesday, 10 July, 2012 , 13:57 AFP The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region was accused of nepotism and sharply criticised Tuesday for naming his son head of the region's new national security council.

Iraq's Kurds sending oil to Turkey: Kurd official


Sunday, 8 July, 2012 , 12:40 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan has begun sending oil produced in its three-province autonomous region out of the country without the express permission of the central government, an official said on Sunday.

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in northern Iraq


Monday, 2 July, 2012 , 15:57 AFP Turkish warplanes have struck several locations in northern Iraq believed to be Kurdish rebel hideouts, the army said Monday.

Mass trial in Turkey over links to Kurdish rebels


Monday, 2 July, 2012 , 13:59 AFP A mass trial opened in Turkey on Monday of over 200 people accused of links with outlawed Kurdish rebels, part of a wider crackdown against what Ankara considers "terrorists" and their supporters.

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in northern Iraq


Monday, 2 July, 2012 , 13:43 AFP Turkish warplanes have struck three locations in northern Iraq, believed to be Kurdish rebel hideouts, the army said in a statement Monday.

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in northern Iraq


Monday, 2 July, 2012 , 12:48 AFP Turkish warplanes have struck three locations in northern Iraq, believed to be Kurdish rebel hideouts, the army said in a statement Monday.