Sunday, 17 January, 2010 , 07:43 AFP — Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Saddam Hussein's enforcer "Chemical Ali" was on Sunday sentenced to death for ordering the gassing of Kurds in the Iraqi village of Halabja, state television said.

Tuesday, 12 January, 2010 , 11:02 AFP — Roz Nuri Shawis, a Kurd, has been appointed Iraq's deputy prime minister in place of Barham Saleh, who took over as head of a Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq, parliament announced.

Tuesday, 5 January, 2010 , 13:11 AFP — Turkish police Tuesday detained 20 people in simultaneous operations across four provinces targeting an urban group accused of collaborating with armed Kurdish rebels, Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 29 December, 2009 , 19:57 AFP — A Turkish court on Tuesday jailed a Kurdish militant for life for a deadly bomb attack on a minibus carrying holidaymakers in a seaside resort, news agency Anatolia said.

Tuesday, 29 December, 2009 , 15:15 AFP — A 50-year-old Turkish Kurd was jailed for life in Germany on Tuesday over the brutal "honour killing" of his 20-year-old daughter, a murder carried out by the victim's twin brother and an accomplice.

Monday, 28 December, 2009 , 16:18 AFP — Syrian security forces have arrested four Kurds, including three senior members of the banned Yakiti party, a local human rights group said on Monday.

Sunday, 27 December, 2009 , 15:10 AFP — Clashes erupted between Kurdish demonstrators and police in southeastern Turkey Sunday with about 10 people hurt, including two policemen, and a dozen arrested, a security official said.

Saturday, 26 December, 2009 , 08:47 AFP — A Turkish court has charged 23 Kurdish officials, including eight mayors, for links with Kurdish separatists, a judicial source said Saturday.

Friday, 25 December, 2009 , 18:06 AFP — A Turkish military court on Friday ordered jail terms of up to 30 months for eight defendants who were captured by Kurdish rebels in 2007 while serving in the army, judicial sources said.

Thursday, 24 December, 2009 , 08:07 AFP — Turkish police detained 31 people, including eight Kurdish mayors, in a sweeping dawn operation Thursday targeting Kurdish separatists, a local security source said.