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Iraq Kurd leader backs call for rebels to disarm


Wednesday, 25 March, 2009 , 11:26 AFP — The premier of Iraq's Kurdish regional government on Wednesday backed a call by the country's president for Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in the region to lay down their arms.

Explosion kills one in southeast Turkey: police


Wednesday, 25 March, 2009 , 08:56 AFP — An explosion of unknown origin killed one person and left two others wounded in a shopping area in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast on Wednesday, police said.

Turkish colonel charged over missing Kurds: court official


Wednesday, 25 March, 2009 , 08:46 AFP — A Turkish colonel was jailed on Wednesday pending trial on charges of involvement in alleged summary killings of Kurds in the 1990s, a court official said.

Turkey's Kurds look to assert power in local polls


Wednesday, 25 March, 2009 , 03:04 AFP — Battling a serious government challenge in local polls, Turkey's Kurdish party is confident of retaining power in Diyarbakir, the stronghold of Kurdish militancy, in a fresh message to Ankara for dialogue and reform.

Second suspect charged over killing of Kurds: source


Tuesday, 24 March, 2009 , 17:50 AFP — A Turkish court on Tuesday charged a former mayor with murder as part of a probe into the alleged extrajudicial killings of Kurds in the southeast of the country, a judicial source said.

Turkish police arrest three Kurd rebels: source


Monday, 23 March, 2009 , 20:41 AFP — Turkish police arrested three suspected Kurdish rebels accused of a bombing that killed eight children and two adults in 2006, a police source said on Monday.

Iraq warns Kurd rebels during landmark Turkish visit


Monday, 23 March, 2009 , 20:24 AFP — Iraq on Monday warned Turkish Kurdish rebels based in its northern mountains to lay down their guns or leave the country, during a landmark visit by Turkey's President Abdullah Gul.

Turkish colonel held in 'death pits' probe


Monday, 23 March, 2009 , 17:38 AFP — Turkish police Monday arrested a senior military officer in connection with an investigation into the summary killing of Kurds in the southeast of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Iranian shelling kills Kurdish child on Iraq border: mayor


Wednesday, 11 March, 2009 , 09:13 AFP — Iranian shelling of Kurdish border villages in northern Iraq left one child dead, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

Row after French director compares illegals to war-time Jews


Tuesday, 10 March, 2009 , 05:07 AFP — A French film-maker, whose new movie depicts a Kurdish refugee hoping to swim the Channel to Britain, has angered the government by comparing its policies on illegal immigrants to Nazi-occupied France's repression of Jews.