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Kurdish rebel landmine kills four: security sources


Sunday, 1 August, 2010 , 09:06 AFP — A landmine planted by rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has killed four civilians in southeastern Turkey, local security sources said Sunday.

Kurd MPs barred from visiting town of ethnic tensions


Thursday, 29 July, 2010 , 13:18 AFP — Turkish police Thursday barred a group of Kurdish members of parliament from visiting a town hit by ethnic clashes in the wake of deadly Kurdish rebel attacks, Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish police detain 34 Kurdish rebels over bombings


Thursday, 29 July, 2010 , 11:44 AFP — Police said Thursday they had arrested 34 suspected Kurdish rebels accused over five bomb attacks in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul.

Iraqis flock to Kurdistan to beat the summer heat


Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 , 04:07 AFP — Long the bane of many in the south and the centre of the country, Iraq's annual summer heat wave has been a boon for the northern Kurdish region, which is seeing a tourism boom this summer.

Ethnic tensions rise after Kurdish attack in Turkey: report


Tuesday, 27 July, 2010 , 14:16 AFP — Turkish officials on Tuesday blamed separatist Kurdish rebels for an attack that killed four police as ethnic tensions boiled over for a second day, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey begins releasing Kurdish children after reform


Monday, 26 July, 2010 , 10:56 AFP — The Turkish authorities have began releasing Kurdish children jailed for taking part in violent protests after a law aimed ar ending their plight took effect, Anatolia news agency reported Monday.

Six soldiers wounded in blast blamed on Kurd rebels: report


Monday, 26 July, 2010 , 07:26 AFP — Six soldiers were wounded Monday in a landmine explosion in southeast Turkey blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, Anatolia news agency reported.

Iraq's volatile north still a powder keg as US exits


Sunday, 25 July, 2010 , 07:29 AFP — As US troops withdraw from Iraq, a large swath of the oil-rich north coveted by the Kurdish regional government remains a powder keg that threatens to explode in violence, experts here say.

Kurdish bomb blast injures four Turkish soldiers: report


Saturday, 24 July, 2010 , 10:13 AFP — A bomb blast blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey left four Turkish soldiers wounded, the Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.

Nine Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey clashes: army


Friday, 23 July, 2010 , 12:23 AFP — The Turkish army said Friday it had killed at least nine Kurdish rebels earlier this week in clashes after a bloody attack on a military unit at the Iraqi border.