Monday, 3 October, 2011 , 17:47 AFP — Iran's shelling of Kurdish separatist rebel bases in north Iraq has displaced hundreds of families, a migration group said Monday, voicing fears disease may spread in the camps where they are living.

Monday, 3 October, 2011 , 10:13 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested a resumption of talks with Kurdish rebels was possible despite a recent surge in attacks, the Turkish press reported Monday.

Friday, 30 September, 2011 , 07:20 AFP — Two soldiers were killed in a clash between separatists and security forces in southeast Turkey, local sources said on Friday.

Thursday, 29 September, 2011 , 16:09 AFP — Turkish warplanes again bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group in northern Iraq on Thursday, a rebel spokesman told AFP.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.