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Several Turkish soldiers killed in clash with rebel Kurds: television


Wednesday, 19 October, 2011 , 06:11 AFP

Landmine blast kills eight in southeast Turkey


Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 , 16:21 AFP A landmine explosion killed five police officers and three civilians in Turkey on Tuesday, in an attack which security sources blamed on Kurdish rebels, the local governor said.

Landmine blast kills seven in southeast Turkey


Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 , 14:46 AFP A landmine explosion killed five police officers and two civilians in Turkey on Tuesday, in an attack which security sources blamed on Kurdish rebels, the local governor said.

Mine explosion kills six in southeast Turkey


Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 , 14:09 AFP A landmine explosion killed four police officers and two civilians, including a two-year-old girl, in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, in an attack which security sources blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels.

Turkey shells northern Iraq: Kurdish rebels


Tuesday, 18 October, 2011 , 10:12 AFP Turkey was shelling northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Tuesday, a Kurdish rebel spokesman said, in the first report of Turkish bombardment in the area in more than two weeks.

Turkish university starts Kurdish undergraduate courses


Monday, 17 October, 2011 , 10:22 AFP A Turkish university in the mainly Kurdish southeast on Monday began the country's first Kurdish undergraduate classes as the government comes under fire to broaden cultural and education rights for its Kurdish population.

Four policemen, two civilians hurt in Turkey bomb blast


Sunday, 16 October, 2011 , 16:13 AFP A makeshift bomb went off during a demonstration by supporters of the Kurdish separatist group PKK in southern Turkey Sunday, injuring four policemen and two civilians, media reported.

Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq town


Sunday, 16 October, 2011 , 11:37 AFP Hundreds rallied in the disputed Iraqi town of Khanaqin on Sunday to demand the reversal of a central government ruling barring the flag of the autonomous Kurdish region in official buildings.

PKK presence 'unacceptable': Iraqi minister


Thursday, 13 October, 2011 , 10:44 AFP The presence of Kurdish rebels in the north is "unacceptable", Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday, but he stopped short of offering a solution, as Turkey warned its patience had run out.

Iraqi FM in Ankara to discuss fight against Kurdish rebels


Wednesday, 12 October, 2011 , 15:25 AFP Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in Ankara Wednesday for talks with Turkish leaders to boost the fight against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported.