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.

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.

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.

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.

Thursday, 25 December, 2008 , 07:36 AFP — An attack by Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey has left three soldiers dead and another nine injured, four of them seriously, local officials said Thursday.

Thursday, 25 December, 2008 , 04:23 AFP — The prime ministers of Turkey and Iraq vowed Wednesday to step up their cooperation against Turkish Kurdish rebels whose presence in neighbouring northern Iraq has cast a shadow over relations.

Wednesday, 24 December, 2008 , 15:45 AFP — The prime ministers of Turkey and Iraq vowed Wednesday to step up their cooperation in the fight against Turkish Kurdish rebels whose presence in northern Iraq has cast a shadow over relations.

Wednesday, 24 December, 2008 , 12:05 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Ankara on Tuesday on a trip centred on the thorny issue of Turkish Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.

Wednesday, 24 December, 2008 , 08:40 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was Wednesday due to hold talks with Ankara on ways to fight Turkish separatist Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.

Tuesday, 23 December, 2008 , 20:25 AFP — Turkish President Abdullah Gul indicated Tuesday he will soon visit Iraq after postponing his visit to the Middle East earlier this month because of an ear ailment that prevents him from flying.