Sunday, 5 October, 2008 , 16:17 AFP — The Turkish military Sunday accused Iraqi Kurds of aiding Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in their autonomous enclave in northern Iraq after the militants killed at least 15 soldiers in a daytime attack near the border.
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 , 13:33 AFP — The Turkish military Sunday accused Iraqi Kurds of aiding separatist Turkish Kurdish rebels taking refuge in their autonomous region in neighbouring northern Iraq.
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 , 12:22 AFP — Thousands of people gathered across Turkey Sunday for the funerals of 15 soldiers slain in a brazen Kurdish rebel attack on a border post, as the country's leadership vowed to crush the separatists.
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 , 09:15 AFP — Turkey Sunday began burying 15 soldiers slain in a bloody attack by Kurdish rebels as the country's civilian and military leaders vowed that crushing them would be a top priority.
Sunday, 5 October, 2008 , 02:50 AFP — UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condemned the attack by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey near the Iraqi border that killed 15 soldiers, his spokesperson Michelle Montas said.
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 18:44 AFP — Turkey said Saturday the destruction of separatist Kurdish rebels would take precedence over all other concerns after 15 soldiers and 23 militants died in clashes sparked by a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 18:26 AFP — Britain on Saturday condemned an attack by Kurdish rebels on Turkish forces that left 38 people dead and said it stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" with Ankara in its fight against the separatists.
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 18:01 AFP — United Arab Emirates-based firms Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum announced on Saturday that they had begun producing gas under a deal with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region over Baghdad's objections.
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 16:40 AFP — Turkey's civilian and military leaders held emergency talks Saturday as Ankara vowed strong action after 15 soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels died in clashes sparked by a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.
Saturday, 4 October, 2008 , 16:10 AFP — Turkish civilian and military leaders met here Saturday to discuss Ankara's response after 15 soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels were killed in heavy fighting sparked by a rebel attack near the Iraqi border.