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Eight killed in fresh clashes in Turkey


Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 , 21:00 AFP Three Turkish soldiers and four Kurdish rebels were killed Wednesday in fighting in the country's east and southeast, security officials and media reports said.

Remains of 150 Iraq Kurds found in mass grave flown home


Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 , 16:56 AFP Iraq on Wednesday repatriated the remains of 150 Kurds killed in the 1980s during Saddam Hussein's rule and buried in a mass grave outside the Shiite holy city of Najaf.

Turkish soldier killed in fighting with Kurdish rebels: report


Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 , 15:24 AFP A Turkish soldier was killed and five others were wounded Wednesday in clashes with Kurdish rebels in the mountainous east of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Iraq, Turkey, US to form committee to combat Kurdish rebels


Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 , 11:54 AFP Iraq, Turkey and the United States agreed Wednesday to form a joint committee to combat the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a guerilla movement based along the mountainous Iraq-Turkey border.

Iranian Kurdish journalist arrested: report


Wednesday, 19 November, 2008 , 08:12 AFP An Iranian Kurdish journalist has been arrested on undisclosed charges in the city of Sanandaj in western Iran, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Several Turkish Kurd rebels killed in Iran: Fars


Tuesday, 18 November, 2008 , 16:53 AFP Iranian security forces have killed several Kurdish rebels from Turkey in western Iran, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

Iraqi PM feuds with Kurds over militias


Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 , 16:48 AFP Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped up a war of words with the country's Kurdish parties on Wednesday over pro-government militias that could undermine the parties' power.

Iraqi PM feuds with Kurds over armed groups loyal to Baghdad


Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 , 15:51 AFP Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped up a war of words with the country's Kurdish parties on Wednesday over pro-government armed groups that could undermine the parties' power.

Iraqi PM feuds with Kurds over local councils


Wednesday, 12 November, 2008 , 14:29 AFP Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped up a war of words with the country's Kurdish parties on Wednesday over the issue of pro-government local councils that could undermine the parties' power.

Turkey shells Kurdish positions in north Iraq: guard


Monday, 10 November, 2008 , 18:27 AFP Turkish armed forces shelled Kurdish guerrilla strongholds in northern Iraq for an hour and a half Monday, according to an official with the Iraqi border guard.