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Kurdish unrest looms large ahead of Turkey's polls


Friday, 20 May, 2011 , 03:46 AFP Mounting Kurdish defiance against Ankara has marred the run-up to Turkey's June 12 polls as a rare peace initiative lies in tatters, threatening to re-ignite the country's 26-year conflict.

Armed with stones, petrol bombs: Kurdish youth claim mission


Thursday, 19 May, 2011 , 03:57 AFP At the age of 15, Adem knows how to make a petrol bomb and can quickly turn a scarf into a balaclava -- that's the equipment he needs for his own warfare in Turkey's 26-year Kurdish conflict.

Iraq Kurd ruling party calls for magazine closure


Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 , 12:53 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan's biggest political party has sued one of the region's magazines, calling for it to be closed after it alleged the bloc was plotting to kill rival leaders, officials said Wednesday.

Thousands protest killing of Kurdish rebels


Monday, 16 May, 2011 , 15:18 AFP Several thousand Kurdish protesters held violent demonstrations Monday after the Turkish army killed 12 Kurdish rebels at the border with Iraq.

Turkey, US discuss Kurd rebels, regional security


Monday, 16 May, 2011 , 15:08 AFP A senior US military official held talks with Turkish counterparts Monday to discuss regional security and cooperation against separatist Kurdish rebels fighting Ankara, officials said.

Turks kill 12 Kurdish rebels, soldier dies: security sources


Saturday, 14 May, 2011 , 13:58 AFP Turkish troops killed 12 Kurdish rebels in fighting in the southeast of the country and lost one of their own soldiers to a mine explosion, security sources said Saturday.

Iconic Kurdish activist poised for political comeback


Saturday, 14 May, 2011 , 01:24 AFP She has been through torture, imprisonment and political banishment but iconic Kurdish activist Leyla Zana is fighting on, poised to return to Turkey's parliament after two decades.

Kurdish rebels kill two police in Turkey


Thursday, 12 May, 2011 , 07:11 AFP Kurdish rebels killed two police officers in an attack on a police station in southeast Turkey, local security officials and medics said Thursday.

Norway's DNO says to finally be paid for Kurdish oil exports


Wednesday, 11 May, 2011 , 12:21 AFP Norwegian oil firm DNO, among the first to operate in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein, said Wednesday it would finally receive payment for crude oil exports from the Kurdish area of Iraq.

Turkish army kills two Kurdish rebels: official


Saturday, 7 May, 2011 , 07:41 AFP The Turkish army killed two Kurdish rebels in clashes early Saturday in the mountainous Mardin region, a local security official said.