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Kurdish murder in Vienna shrouded in mystery 20 years on


Sunday, 12 July, 2009 , 01:26 AFP The murder of a Kurdish opposition leader in Vienna, in which Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name has been dragged, is still shrouded in mystery two decades on.

Iranian-Kurd refugees moved to Iraq-Syria border


Wednesday, 8 July, 2009 , 09:29 AFP Almost 200 Iranian-Kurd refugees have been moved from a makeshift camp on the Iraq-Jordan border to a larger camp near Syria, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.

Iraq panel rejects Kirkuk vote on same day as Kurd polls


Monday, 6 July, 2009 , 19:12 AFP Iraq's electoral commission on Monday ruled out holding a referendum on a new Kurdish constitution on the same day as the July 25 parliamentary and presidential polls in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Four killed in landmine blast in Turkey: report


Monday, 6 July, 2009 , 07:44 AFP A landmine blast killed four people and wounded nine Monday in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq where Kurdish rebels are active, the Anatolia news agency reported, quoting the local governor's office.

Landmine blast kills three in southeast Turkey: report


Monday, 6 July, 2009 , 06:40 AFP Three people were killed and nine wounded Monday in a landmine blast in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq where Kurdish rebels are active, media reports said.

Kurd fighter, Turkman police, two Sunnis killed in Kirkuk


Saturday, 4 July, 2009 , 16:12 AFP A Kurdish militiaman, Turkman policeman and two Sunni Arab civilians have been killed in three separate attacks by guns fitted with silencers in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said on Saturday.

Kurd fighter, Turkman police, two Sunnis killed in Kirkuk


Saturday, 4 July, 2009 , 14:50 AFP A Kurdish militiaman, Turkman policeman and two Sunni Arab civilians have been killed in three separate gun attacks with the use of silencers in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said on Saturday.

Iran jails two Kurdish journalists


Saturday, 4 July, 2009 , 10:58 AFP Iranian Kurdish journalists Abdolvahed Hiva Botimar and Adnan Hassanpour have been jailed on charges involving possession of military grade weapons and providing information on military bases, their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said on Saturday.

Kurdish diplomat fears US may drop ball in Iraq


Wednesday, 1 July, 2009 , 16:45 AFP The Iraqi Kurdish representative to Washington voiced fears Wednesday that President Barack Obama's administration might disengage too quickly from Iraq only to have to intervene again later.

Iraqi MPs slam planned Kurdish constitution


Monday, 29 June, 2009 , 15:40 AFP Fifty Iraqi MPs on Monday condemned a planned new constitution for Iraqi Kurdistan that is to be put to a referendum at the end of July.