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Clashes in southeast Turkey kill 18, threatening peace moves


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 12:26 AFP Fighting between soldiers and Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey claimed 18 lives Tuesday, threatening to torpedo a rare opening for negotiations to resolve a decades-old separatist conflict.

Iraq PM warns of 'wars' over Exxon deal with Kurds


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 10:01 AFP Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki believes a contract between US oil giant ExxonMobil and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region is dangerous and could lead to "wars," his spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.

Iraq PM warns of 'wars' over Exxon deal with Kurds


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 09:25 AFP Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki believes a contract between US oil giant ExxonMobil and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region is dangerous and could lead to "wars," his spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.

Syria rebels woo Kurds, urge them to join fight


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 09:17 AFP The Free Syrian Army Tuesday called on their "Kurdish brothers" to join rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad's regime, while promising an end to injustices against Kurds in a future democratic Syria.

18 killed in clashes in southeast Turkey: governor's office


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 06:55 AFP Eight Turkish soldiers and 10 Kurdish rebels were killed early Tuesday in clashes in southeast Turkey, the local governor's office said.

Seven Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish rebels: army


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 06:06 AFP At least seven Turkish soldiers were killed and 15 wounded when Kurdish rebels attacked their post in southeast Turkey, local security services said Tuesday.

Syrian Kurds find refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan


Tuesday, 19 June, 2012 , 02:19 AFP Syrian Kurds of all persuasions, from soldiers who did not want to kill their own countrymen to those seeking to escape the violence, have found refuge across the border in Kurdistan in north Iraq.

Women's rights law no match for Kurdistan tradition


Monday, 18 June, 2012 , 04:09 AFP In June 2011, Iraqi Kurdistan passed a landmark law that criminalised female circumcision and domestic violence, but one year on, activists remain frustrated with its patchwork implementation.

Four Kurd rebels killed in southeast Turkey: official


Friday, 15 June, 2012 , 05:50 AFP Turkish security forces have shot dead four Kurdish rebels who had crossed into southeastern Turkey from Syria, local officials said late on Thursday.

Kurdish lawmaker sentenced for separatist propaganda


Tuesday, 12 June, 2012 , 14:35 AFP A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a pro-Kurdish lawmaker to more than 14 years in prison for disseminating propaganda of an outlawed separatist group.