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US warns of risks in Iraqi Kurdistan oil deals


Tuesday, 22 November, 2011 , 22:44 AFP The United States on Tuesday warned US firms including oil giant ExxonMobil, which has signed a contract with Iraqi Kurdistan against Baghdad's wishes, of the legal risks of such deals.

Iraqi Kurdistan mourns Mitterrand


Tuesday, 22 November, 2011 , 17:42 AFP The autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday declared a day of mourning for Wednesday after the death of France's former first lady Danielle Mitterrand, a staunch defender of the Kurdish cause.

Turkey arrests 70 for suspected links to Kurd rebels


Tuesday, 22 November, 2011 , 10:44 AFP Turkish police arrested more than 70 people in coordinated raids around the country on Tuesday for suspected links to outlawed Kurdish rebels, media reports said.

Turkey arrests 70 for suspected links to Kurd rebels


Tuesday, 22 November, 2011 , 09:42 AFP Turkish police arrested more than 70 people in simultaneous raids around the country on Tuesday for suspected links to outlawed Kurdish rebels, media reports said.

Turkey foils Kurd rebel attack on oil pipeline: source


Sunday, 20 November, 2011 , 12:49 AFP Turkish security forces foiled an attempted bombing blamed on Kurdish rebels on a vital oil pipeline in the southeast of the country on Sunday, local security sources said.

Iraq studying options in Exxon dispute: official


Wednesday, 16 November, 2011 , 14:18 AFP Iraq is studying its options regarding a dispute with US oil giant ExxonMobil, which has signed a contract with Iraqi Kurdistan against Baghdad's wishes, an oil ministry official said on Wednesday.

US shifts drones from Iraq to Turkey: Pentagon


Monday, 14 November, 2011 , 17:48 AFP The United States has deployed Predator drones to Turkey from Iraq for surveillance flights in support of Ankara's fight against Kurdish rebels, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

Iraq, Iran top brass pledge border 'cooperation'


Monday, 14 November, 2011 , 17:26 AFP Top generals from Iraq and Iran, which fought a bloody eight-year war in the 1980s, have discussed ways of bolstering military "cooperation" along their common border, the state-run television website reported on Monday.

Iraqi Kurd leaders head Turkey-PKK mediation


Monday, 14 November, 2011 , 14:12 AFP Iraq's top Kurdish leaders are mediating between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatists with bases in northern Iraq to bring their conflict to an end, an official said.

Turkey bombs north Iraq: PKK


Sunday, 13 November, 2011 , 14:03 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed the Qandil border area in Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday for about an hour, a spokesman for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group said.