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Iraq Kurd leader meets Turkish envoys on rebel crisis


Sunday, 11 January, 2009 , 09:00 AFP Massud Barzani, president of Iraqi Kurdistan, has met with Turkish envoys in the wake of a spate of bombings by Ankara in Iraq's northern region, his office said on Sunday.

Turkish editor risks jail for reports on rebel attack


Tuesday, 6 January, 2009 , 16:01 AFP A newspaper editor faces up to five years in jail for publishing reports that accused the Turkish army of ignoring intelligence on a deadly Kurdish rebel raid, the daily's chief editor said Tuesday.

Turkey, Iran bombard Kurdish rebels in Iraq: PKK


Monday, 5 January, 2009 , 19:06 AFP Turkish warplanes and Iranian artillery bombarded Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq on Monday, a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman said.

Turkey, Iran hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq: PKK


Monday, 5 January, 2009 , 18:26 AFP Turkish fighter jets and Iranian artillery bombarded Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman said.

Kurdish communist politician shot dead in Iraq


Sunday, 4 January, 2009 , 17:58 AFP A member of the Kurdish Communist Party has been shot dead by unknown assailants at his home in Kirkuk in northern Iraq, local police and his party said on Sunday.

Kurdish militant jailed for life over deadly car bomb attack


Friday, 2 January, 2009 , 12:12 AFP A Turkish court Friday sentenced a Kurdish militant to life without the chance of parole for a car bomb attack that killed seven people last year.

Eight alleged Islamic militants held in Iraq: police


Wednesday, 30 December, 2009 , 12:00 AFP Eight alleged Islamic militants planning to launch attacks in northern Iraq have been arrested in the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah, a top security official told reporters on Tuesday.

Deputy Iraqi PM warns of possible Arab-Kurd conflict


Tuesday, 29 December, 2009 , 10:42 AFP Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh warned of "vicious and dangerous" attempts to convert political and economic problems in Iraq to an Arab-Kurdish conflict.

Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels in Iraq: PKK


Sunday, 28 December, 2008 , 18:50 AFP Turkish fighter jets on Sunday bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq, just days after three Turkish soldiers were killed in a deadly attack, a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) spokesman said.

Three Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish rebel attack


Thursday, 25 December, 2008 , 09:14 AFP Kurdish rebels launched a deadly attack in southeastern Turkey hours after the Turkish and Iraqi prime ministers vowed a fresh clampdown on the separatists, officials said Thursday.