Monday, 21 June, 2010 , 08:59 AFP — Turkish President Abdullah Gul Monday held talks with senior government and military officials about the dramatic increase in Kurdish rebel violence that killed 12 soldiers at the weekend.

Monday, 21 June, 2010 , 08:52 AFP — The Turkish army has begun using Israeli-made unmanned aircraft to monitor Kurdish rebel movements in neighbouring Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported Monday, quoting the army chief.

Monday, 21 June, 2010 , 07:56 AFP — Turkey's army chief Monday called for patience in what he described as a "long-term effort" against separatist Kurdish rebels, Anatolia news agency reported.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 15:24 AFP — Turkish forces pushed into northern Iraq on Sunday, killing four people, including a 15-year-old girl, as they hit back against hideouts of Kurdish rebels who killed 12 soldiers in the deadliest spell of violence in two years.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 13:34 AFP — Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Sunday criticised "unilateral" attacks by Turkish forces inside Iraq and called for a return to a policy that aims to woo Kurdish rebels away from violence.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 13:17 AFP — Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Sunday criticised "unilateral" attacks by Turkish forces inside Iraq and called for a return to a policy that aims to woo Kurdish rebels away from violence.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 13:13 AFP — Turkish forces pushed into northern Iraq on Sunday, killing four people, including a 15-year-old girl, as they hit back against hideouts of Kurdish rebels who killed 12 soldiers in the deadliest spell of violence in two years.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 10:52 AFP — Turkish forces pushed into northern Iraq on Sunday, killing four people, including a 15-year-old girl, as they hit back against hideouts of Kurdish rebels who killed 12 soldiers in the deadliest spell of violence in two years.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 08:36 AFP — Kurdish rebels kept up their attacks on Turkey's military overnight killing one soldier and wounding another in the country's east, bringing this weekend's death toll to 12 soldiers, the Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

Sunday, 20 June, 2010 , 07:50 AFP — Turkish troops entered northern Iraq overnight, penetrating 10 kilometres (six miles), after deadly attacks by Kurdish rebels inside Turkey, a security official said on Sunday.