Saturday, 29 October, 2011 , 12:13 AFP — Iran's foreign minister and head of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq declared on Saturday the issue of a Kurdish rebel group which has been launching attacks against the Islamic republic from its rear bases in Iraq was "over."

Friday, 28 October, 2011 , 21:09 AFP — The Pentagon said Thursday it plans to sell Turkey three AH-1 Super Cobra helicopters in a deal worth $111 million, as Ankara battles Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border.

Thursday, 27 October, 2011 , 09:23 AFP — Turkey's defence minister said Thursday a major operation launched against Kurdish rebels in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 soldiers had ended, Anatolia news agency reported.

Thursday, 27 October, 2011 , 08:05 AFP — Turkey's defence minister said Thursday a major operation launched against Kurdish rebels in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 soldiers had ended, Anatolia news agency reported.

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Wednesday, 26 October, 2011 , 11:08 AFP — Residents of remote villages flattened by Turkey's powerful earthquake say they are digging out bodies with their own shovels after being left to fend for themselves by the authorities.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 16:06 AFP — Crowds of Kurds pelted journalists and police with stones in the quake-hit city of Van on Tuesday as their anger at the Turkish media's coverage of the disaster boiled over.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 15:10 AFP — The Turkish army Tuesday denied that tanks crossed into Iraq, in a statement posted on its website.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 15:02 AFP — The Turkish army Tuesday denied that tanks crossed into Iraq, in a statement posted on its website.

Tuesday, 25 October, 2011 , 14:30 AFP — No Turkish forces have entered north Iraq, border guards and Kurdish rebels said on Tuesday, despite an eyewitness report that Turkish troops were moving through the country's northernmost province.