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Iraq-based Kurdish rebels to unite against Iran


Saturday, 3 September, 2011 , 13:46 AFP The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has battled Turkey for years, said on Saturday it will aid another north Iraq-based Kurdish rebel group in fighting against Iranian forces.

Young Syrian Kurds meet in Sweden to push Assad's ouster


Saturday, 3 September, 2011 , 11:12 AFP Around 50 expatriated Syrian Kurds gathered here Saturday for a two-day conference on how to strengthen Kurds inside Syria and get them more involved in efforts to overthrow Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Iran shelling kills shepherd in north Iraq: mayor


Saturday, 3 September, 2011 , 10:27 AFP Iranian shelling during a campaign against Kurdish rebels killed a shepherd and damaged farms and houses in north Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, local officials said.

Danish police summons Turkish diplomats over gun at trial


Saturday, 3 September, 2011 , 09:29 AFP Denmark's PET intelligence service summoned Turkish embassy officials this week after discovering a diplomat had carried a gun to a Copenhagen trial of Kurdish broadcaster ROJ-TV, the Politiken daily reported Saturday.

Iran shelling kills shepherd in north Iraq: mayor


Saturday, 3 September, 2011 , 09:10 AFP Iranian shelling during a campaign against Kurdish rebels killed a shepherd and damaged farms and houses in north Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, local officials said.

Iran shells Iraqi villages: mayor


Friday, 2 September, 2011 , 20:36 AFP Iran shelled northern Iraqi villages on Friday, damaging farms, in the latest bombardment since the Islamic republic began a campaign against Kurdish separatists in July, an official said.

HRW slams Turkey, Iran attacks in north Iraq


Friday, 2 September, 2011 , 04:05 AFP Turkey and Iran have not done enough to protect civilians while carrying out strikes against Kurdish separatists in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.

Iraqi Kurd journalist attacked outside office


Tuesday, 30 August, 2011 , 08:23 AFP An Iraqi Kurdish journalist told AFP Tuesday he was beaten with the butt of a pistol outside his office, as a rights group condemned "escalating attacks and threats" against media in the Kurdish region.

Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq: army


Monday, 29 August, 2011 , 18:50 AFP Turkish jets bombed bases in northern Iraq used by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a fresh campaign last week that killed as many as 160 rebels, the military said Monday.

(bon pour tous ) Turkish military renews raids on PKK bases in Iraq: army


Monday, 29 August, 2011 , 14:54 AFP Turkish jets bombed bases in northern Iraq used by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a fresh campaign last week that killed as many as 160 rebels, the military said Monday.