Saturday, 6 March, 2010 , 10:38 AFP — In March 1991, Kurdish rebels rose up against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in what is known in the region simply as "the uprising". Almost 19 years later to the day, a new political force in the region is hoping for a "peaceful uprising" of its own.

Friday, 5 March, 2010 , 11:14 AFP — Belgian prosecutors on Friday charged eight people with taking part in "the activities of a terrorist group," a spokeswoman said, the day after a police swoop on Kurdish suspects.

Thursday, 4 March, 2010 , 18:29 AFP — Police rounded up high-profile Kurds in Belgium on Thursday as part of a Europe-wide investigation into alleged "terrorist" operations, drawing Kurdish ire and Turkish delight.

Thursday, 4 March, 2010 , 14:15 AFP — The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party called Thursday for mass Kurdish protests in Brussels after Belgian police swooped on high-profile Kurds, an agency close to the rebel group reported.

Thursday, 4 March, 2010 , 13:53 AFP — Police sought out high-profile Kurds in Belgium on Thursday as part of a Europewide investigation and Turkish sources said 15 arrests included ex-lawmakers.

Thursday, 4 March, 2010 , 11:41 AFP — Police swooped on high-profile Kurds across Belgium on Thursday as part of a European probe into elements within the indpendendence-seeking minority, as Turkish sources cited 15 arrests including ex-lawmakers.

Wednesday, 3 March, 2010 , 09:54 AFP — French authorities have charged nine Kurds with terrorism offenses following their arrest last week for allegedly recruiting fighters for the armed PKK separatist group, an official said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 3 March, 2010 , 01:38 AFP — The election hopes of Kurdish voters in Kirkuk rest on an American neurologist of Iraqi descent whose mission is to win control of the disputed, ethnically-mixed oil-rich province.

Sunday, 28 February, 2010 , 10:27 AFP — A US commander strides down a street in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq, heading a mixed squad of American troops, Iraqi security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters.

Sunday, 28 February, 2010 , 08:34 AFP — The fate of a US-backed security force comprising Arabs and Kurds in Iraq's tense north is to be decided after next Sunday's elections, only two months after it was set up to avert a civil war.