Thursday, 5 May, 2011 , 20:23 AFP — Kurdish activists urged Turkey Thursday to stop military operations against separatist rebels and warned they may consider boycotting June elections.

Thursday, 5 May, 2011 , 15:44 AFP — One person was shot dead in southeast Turkey Thursday in a clash between supporters of a radical Islamist group and Kurds protesting the army killing of rebels, security sources said.

Thursday, 5 May, 2011 , 08:24 AFP — Kurdish rebels are the prime suspect in a deadly attack on a ruling party convoy in northern Turkey after an election rally addressed by the prime minister, newspapers said Thursday.

Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 , 13:32 AFP — At least seven people, among them four policemen, were injured in southeast Turkey on Wednesday as Kurds held violent demonstrations at the funeral of militants killed by the army.

Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 , 13:02 AFP — Iraqi and international press groups marked a year on Wednesday since the murder of a young Kurdish journalist, criticising an official inquiry into his death for lacking transparency.

Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 , 11:28 AFP — A crowd of Kurdish demonstrators attacked a police vehicle in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, leaving four officers injured, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Thursday, 28 April, 2011 , 11:20 AFP — Turkish soldiers killed seven Kurdish rebels in clashes in eastern Turkey, security sources and media reports said Thursday.

Thursday, 28 April, 2011 , 07:26 AFP — Negotiations must begin shortly over finally holding long-delayed provincial elections in the divided flashpoint Iraqi province of Kirkuk, the UN's envoy to Baghdad said.

Thursday, 28 April, 2011 , 07:06 AFP — Turkish soldiers killed two Kurdish rebels in fighting in eastern Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported late Wednesday.

Monday, 25 April, 2011 , 19:31 AFP — Two Kurdish security officers died and four other people were wounded in armed clashes between Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish forces in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk Monday, officials said.