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Turkey hails Kurdish group 'surrender'


Tuesday, 20 October, 2009 , 13:20 AFP Turkey on Tuesday hailed the "surrender" of Kurdish rebels in support of plans to end the 25-year conflict, although rebel commanders insisted they would fight on to achieve their rights.

Turkey arrests five from Kurdish 'peace group'


Tuesday, 20 October, 2009 , 07:34 AFP Turkey on Tuesday arrested five members of a Kurdish "peace group" who had arrived from Iraq to show support for Ankara's plans to end the 25-year Kurdish conflict, judicial sources said.

Kurdish rebel envoys held as thousands rally for peace


Monday, 19 October, 2009 , 15:25 AFP Thousands of Kurds rallied across Turkey Monday as a Kurdish rebel "peace group" arrived from Iraq to show support for Ankara's plans to end the 25-year Kurdish conflict.

Thousands of Kurds rally as rebel envoys detained


Monday, 19 October, 2009 , 14:17 AFP Thousands of Kurds rallied across Turkey Monday as a Kurdish rebel "peace group" arrived from Iraq to show support for Ankara's plans to end the 25-year Kurdish conflict without violence.

Kurdish rebel 'peace groups' arrive in Turkey


Monday, 19 October, 2009 , 13:50 AFP A group of Kurdish rebels and their supporters crossed from Iraq into Turkey Monday in a gesture of support for a Turkish government plan to end the 25-year Kurdish conflict, officials said.

Kurdish rebels to send 'peace groups' to Turkey: report


Friday, 16 October, 2009 , 11:48 AFP The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will send "peace groups" to Turkey to show a desire to end the 25-year Kurdish conflict without violence, a news agency close to the rebels reported Friday.

Iraqi Kurdistan stops oil exports in dispute with Baghdad


Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 , 08:14 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan has halted its oil exports due to a payment dispute with the central government in Baghdad, the natural resources minister of the autonomous northern region said on Wednesday.

Arab-Kurd tensions main driver of Iraq unrest: US general


Monday, 12 October, 2009 , 14:36 AFP Tensions between Arabs and Kurds along a tract of disputed territory in northern and eastern Iraq are the top driver of instability in the country, a senior US general said on Monday.

Arab-Kurd tensions main driver of Iraq unrest: US general


Monday, 12 October, 2009 , 12:54 AFP Tensions between Arabs and Kurds along a tract of disputed territory in northern and eastern Iraq are the top driver of instability in the country, a senior US general said Monday.

Turkey searches for Kurdish fighter remains


Saturday, 10 October, 2009 , 12:59 AFP Turkish workers on Saturday began excavating a cemetery in a town in the southeast of the country in search of the remains of a Kurdish fighter who has been missing for a decade.