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Turkey slams Iraqi Kurds after rebel attack kills 15 soldiers


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.

Turkish army accuses Iraqi Kurds of aiding rebels


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.

Turkey buries slain soldiers, urges Iraqi Kurds to act against rebels


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.

Turkey buries soldiers slain in bloody Kurdish attack


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.

UN condemns Kurdish rebel attack in Turkey


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.

Turkey vows to crush Kurdish rebels after 38 killed


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.

Britain 'utterly condemns' PKK attack on Turkish troops


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.

UAE firms start pumping Kurdish gas over Iraq objections


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.

Turkey vows strong action as 38 killed in Kurdish rebel violence


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.

Turkish leaders in emergency talks after deadly rebel attack


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.