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Suspected Kurdish rebels attack police in Turkey, one killed


Thursday, 22 April, 2010 , 20:36 AFP Suspected Kurdish militants opened fire on a police van in southeast Turkey on Thursday, killing a policeman and wounding three others, local officials said.

Suspected Kurdish rebels attack police in Turkey, two wounded


Thursday, 22 April, 2010 , 18:34 AFP Suspected Kurdish militants opened fire on a police van in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey on Thursday, leaving two officers wounded, local officials said.

Three Iranian troops killed in clashes with rebels: report


Wednesday, 21 April, 2010 , 17:59 AFP Three soliders from Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in clashes with rebels in the country's northwest, Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday.

France starts archaeology dig in Iraqi Kurdistan


Wednesday, 21 April, 2010 , 17:01 AFP The first French archaeological dig in Iraqi Kurdistan since the 2003 US invasion has got under way in the ancient city of Erbil, France's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Soldier killed in mine blast in southeast Turkey: report


Wednesday, 21 April, 2010 , 12:52 AFP A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded Wednesday in a landmine explosion close to the border with Iraq in the country's southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish minister punched in Kurdish reform protest


Monday, 19 April, 2010 , 14:16 AFP A lone attacker punched Turkey's energy minister Taner Yildiz Monday in protest at a government drive to expand Kurdish rights to end a long-running insurgency, media reports and officials said.

Syria jails Kurdish activists for five years: rights group


Monday, 19 April, 2010 , 12:04 AFP A Syrian security court has jailed four Kurdish opposition activists for five years each for belonging to a banned political party, a rights group said on Monday.

Turkey's 'village guards' tired of conflict with fellow Kurds


Sunday, 18 April, 2010 , 03:57 AFP Dressed in military fatigues, his Kalashnikov leaned against a wall, Mahsun Alan sips tea at a watch post on a steep hill, keeping a sharp eye on a road snaking between rugged mountains.

Turkish soldier killed in fighting with Kurd rebels


Thursday, 15 April, 2010 , 14:33 AFP A Turkish soldier was killed and two others wounded Thursday in fighting with Kurdish rebels in the country's southeast, local officials said.

Two Kurdish rebels killed in southeast Turkey


Wednesday, 14 April, 2010 , 19:04 AFP Two Kurdish rebels were killed and two others wounded in a clash with the army in Turkey's southeast on Wednesday, security sources said.