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Iran offensive kills 180 Kurdish rebels: Guards


Thursday, 29 September, 2011 , 12:41 AFP A deputy chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday the force had killed more than 180 Kurdish rebels in a summer offensive along the northwestern border with Iraq, Fars news agency reported.

Turkey, France to sign anti-terror accord: Ankara source


Wednesday, 28 September, 2011 , 14:10 AFP French Interior Minister Claude Gueant will sign a counter-terrorism pact in Ankara next month amid a surge in violence by Kurdish rebels, a source close to the Turkish government said Wednesday.

Turkish pro-Kurd party to end parliamentary boycott


Wednesday, 28 September, 2011 , 13:18 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish party decided Wednesday to end a three-month boycott and return to parliament amid increasing attacks by Kurdish rebels on military and other targets.

Two civilians, three rebels killed in Turkey: sources


Tuesday, 27 September, 2011 , 08:02 AFP Two civilians, including a child, and three Kurdish rebels were killed in a clash between separatists and police in southeast Turkey, authorities and security sources said Tuesday.

Turkey bombs PKK bases in north Iraq: rebels


Monday, 26 September, 2011 , 17:13 AFP Turkish warplanes have again bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group in northern Iraq, a rebel spokesman said on Monday.

Six soldiers, three rebels killed in Turkey attack


Sunday, 25 September, 2011 , 08:29 AFP Six Turkish soldiers and three Kurdish rebels died during an attack on a police station in the country's Kurd-dominated southeast, an official statement said on Sunday.

Kurdish rebel group PKK disowns Ankara attack


Saturday, 24 September, 2011 , 14:02 AFP Turkey's rebel Kurdistan Workers Party condemned a bomb attack that killed three people in Ankara and was claimed by a radical Kurdish group, a pro-Kurdish news agency said Saturday.

Greece rescues 60 migrants from sea


Friday, 23 September, 2011 , 17:27 AFP Greek rescue workers on Friday saved around 60 migrants packed on a small, inflatable boat drifting in the Ionian Sea, port police said, while witnesses claimed two people died on the journey.

Turkish warplanes bomb PKK in north Iraq: rebels


Friday, 23 September, 2011 , 13:13 AFP Turkish warplanes have bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, rebel officials said on Friday.

Radical Kurd group claims Ankara attack


Thursday, 22 September, 2011 , 14:40 AFP A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility Thursday for a bomb attack which killed three people in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara and threatened more.